Fall risk factors in elderly patients with cognitive impairment on rehabilitation wards

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-46

  Vassallo, Michael ^a   Mallela, Santhosh Kumar ^a   Williams, Andrew ^a   Kwan, Joseph ^a   Allen, Steve ^a   Sharma, Jagdish C ^b  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confusion; Dementia; Elderly; Falls; Hospital

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61549120676     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00506.x     Document Type: Article

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