Falls in somatic and dementia wards at Community Care Units

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Fonad, Edit ^a,b   Emami, Azita ^a,b   Wahlin, Tarja Brita Robins ^b,c   Winblad, Bengt ^b   Sandmark, Helene ^d,e  

^a Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drugs; Fall; Fall risk; Old people; Physical restraints

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; DEMENTIA; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 60449083525     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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