Intervention to prevent falls on the medical service in a teaching hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-545

  Krauss, Melissa J ^a   Tutlam, Nhial ^a   Costantinou, Eileen ^b   Johnson, Shirley ^b   Jackson, Diane ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 46349092188     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588222     Document Type: Article

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