Prevention and education to decrease patient falls due to syncope

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Peterson, Ronnie ^a,b   Berns, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Herzing College   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Falls; Syncope

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748995691     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200610000-00010     Document Type: Review

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