Falls in hospitalized patients: Can nursing information systems data predict falls?

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 167-172

  Giles, Lynne C ^a   Whitehead, Craig H ^a   Jeffers, Lesley ^b   McErlean, Beth ^b   Thompson, Dani ^b   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Hospital information systems; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744499943     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200605000-00014     Document Type: Article

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