A hospital fall assessment and intervention project

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Capan, Kathleen ^a   Lynch, Barbara ^a  

^a Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FALLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 34247500772     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Podsiadlo D, Richardson S. The timed "Up & Go": a test of basic functional mobility for frail elderly persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 1991;39:142-8.