Circumstances surrounding falls in patients with dementia in a psychogeriatric ward

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-87

  Eriksson, Staffan ^a,b   Strandberg, Sofie ^a,b   Gustafson, Yngve ^b   Lundin Olsson, Lillemor ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Dementia; Gender differences; Regression tree; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FALL RISK; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SEX RATIO; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 67349277712     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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