Preventing falls and eliminating injury at ascension health

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 367-375

  Lancaster, Ava D ^a   Ayers, Annette ^b   Belbot, Brenda ^c   Goldner, Virginia ^d   Kress, Linda ^e   Stanton, Donna ^e   Jones, Polly ^f   Sparkman, Lora ^g  

^a SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Providence Health Center   (United States)

^c ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Carondelet Health Network St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^e Providence Community Health Centers Inc   (United States)

^f ASCENSION HEALTH   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34347389083     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33042-0     Document Type: Article

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