Falls Risk Factors of Inpatients

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 676-684

  Kim, Eun Kyung ^a   Lee, Jae Chang ^a   Eom, Mi Ran ^a,b  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accidental fall; Inpatients; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESTLESSNESS; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 60549112886     PISSN: 15982874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.5.676     Document Type: Article

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