Spartanburg Fall Risk Assessment Tool: A simple three-step process

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-93

  Robey Williams, Cathy ^a   Rush, Kathy L ^b   Bendyk, Heather ^a   Patton, Laura Michelle ^a   Chamberlain, Debra ^a   Sparks, Teresa ^c  

^a Regional Healthcare System ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247478915     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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