Predictive accuracy of falls risk screening tools

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 543-

  Webster, Joan ^a   Courtney, Mary ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCREENING TEST; AGED; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 47049111712     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.5.543     Document Type: Letter

References (1)

1. Haines TP, Hill K, Walsh W, Osborne R. Design-related bias in hospital fall risk screening tool predictive accuracy evaluations: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007;62A:664-672.