Falls in a hospital setting [1]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1676-

  Briggs, Kelly ^a   Steel, Knight ^a  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; FALLING; FAMILY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICARE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34848831523     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01371.x     Document Type: Letter

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