Falls in hospices: A cancer network observational study of fall rates and risk factors

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 478-481

  Pearse, Hazel ^a   Nicholson, Lucy ^b   Bennett, Mike ^a  

^a St Gemma's Hospice ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls; Hospices; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4444380535     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm903oa     Document Type: Article

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