Risk factors for falls and injuries in a long-term care facility in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-120

  Krueger, Paul D ^a,b,c   Brazil, Kevin ^a,b   Lohfeld, Lynne H ^a,b,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d St Joseph's Hospital and Home   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVENTION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035021744     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404944     Document Type: Article

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