Differences in period prevalence of the use of physical restraints in elderly inpatients of European hospitals and nursing homes [3]

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 922-923

  De Vries, Oscar J ^a   Ligthart, Gerard J ^b   Nikolaus, Thorsten ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Ziekenhuis Hilversum   (Netherlands)

^c Geriatrische Klinik Bethesda   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; DELIRIUM; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LAW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; EUROPE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 5644240770     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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