Falls and consequent injuries in hospitalized patients: Effects of an interdisciplinary falls prevention program

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Schwendimann, René ^a,b   Bühler, Hugo ^a   De Geest, Sabina ^a,c   Milisen, Koen ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE PLAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWITZERLAND; THEORETICAL MODEL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWITZERLAND; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747056330     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-69     Document Type: Article

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