Incidence and risk factors for inpatient falls in an academic acute-care hospital

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 265-270

  Nakai, Akihito ^a   Akeda, Masami ^a   Kawabata, Ikuno ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Academic hospital; Incident; Inpatient fall; Quality management; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750527369     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.73.265     Document Type: Article

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