Hospital fall risk assessment tools: A critique of the literature

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-235

  Myers, Helen ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Literature review; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FALLING; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0242336614     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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