Fall prevention in long-term care: An in-house interdisciplinary team approach

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 29-39

  Eakman, Aaron M ^a   Havens, Michael D ^a   Ager, Shellee J ^a   Buchanan, Rebecca L ^a   Fee, Nancy J ^a   Gollick, Sylvia G ^a   Michels, Mary Jo ^a   Olson, Lorin L ^a   Satterfield, Kathy M ^a   Stevenson, Kathy A ^a  

^a St John's Lutheran Ministries   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Long term care; Older adults; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0036197905     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200203000-00005     Document Type: Article

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