Are patient falls in the hospital associated with lunar cycles? A retrospective observational study

BMC Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Schwendimann, René ^a,b   Joos, Franco ^c   De Geest, Sabina ^a,d   Milisen, Koen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOON; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 27644507004     PISSN: 14726955     EISSN: 14726955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-4-5     Document Type: Article

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