Nurses' solutions to prevent inpatient falls in hospital patient rooms

Nursing Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-187

  Tzeng, Huey Ming ^a   Yin, Chang Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSES; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 48049099448     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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