Do ED staffs have a role to play in the prevention of repeat falls in elderly patients?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-307

  Bloch, Frédéric ^a   Jegou, David ^b   Dhainaut, Jean François ^b,c   Rigaud, Anne Sophie ^a   Coste, Joël ^b   Lundy, Jean Eric ^b,c   Claessens, Yann Erick ^b,c  

^a Paris Descartes University   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62749140743     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.02.026     Document Type: Article

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