Risk of falls for hospitalized patients: A predictive model based on routinely available data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1258-1266

  Halfon, Patricia ^a   Eggli, Yves ^b   Van Melle, Guy ^a   Vagnair, André ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Case mix; Hospital; Incidence; Incident reporting; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FALLING; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; NURSING; OBSERVATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND; VERTIGO;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0035655502     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00406-1     Document Type: Article

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