A case-control study to assess the impact of anemia and other risk factors for in-hospital falls

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-21

  Angalakuditi, Mallik ^a,b   Coley, Kim C ^a   Kirisci, Levent ^a   Saul, Melissa I ^a   Painter, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Surveillance Data Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Anemia; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressants; Benzodiazepines; Case control; Dementia; Drug use; Falls; Hospital falls; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250676805     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/pts.0b013e318030c2ff     Document Type: Article

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