A failed fall prevention study in an acute care setting: Lessons from the swamp

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 126-130

  O'Connell, Bev ^a   Myers, Helen ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Acute care settings; Fall interventions; Fall prevention; Nursing research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AUSTRALIA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035323287     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2001.00300.x     Document Type: Article

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