Anemia Increases Risk for Falls in Hospitalized Older Adults: An Evaluation of Falls in 362 Hospitalized, Ambulatory, Long-Term Care, and Community Patients

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Dharmarajan, T S ^a   Avula, Sai ^a   Norkus, Edward P ^b  

^a OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; fall risk; falls; hemoglobin; older adults

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 33847642191     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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