Bridging the gap between research and practice: Review of a targeted hospital inpatient fall prevention programme

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 467-472

  Barker, Anna ^a,b   Kamar, J ^a   Morton, A ^c   Berlowitz, D ^a  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; WARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 73349120249     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025676     Document Type: Article

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