Risk factors associated with falls among Chinese hospital inpatients in Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 132-136

  Chen, Yu Chih ^a,b   Chien, Shu Feng ^a   Chen, Liang Kung ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Elderly; Hospital; Prediction; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 58349091568     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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