Falls amongst institutionalised psycho-geriatric patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 466-472

  Lim, K D ^a,c   Ng, K C ^b   Ng, S K ^d   Ng, L L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Factors; Falls; Outcome; Prevention; Psycho geriatric wards

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 0035496020     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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