Predictors of serious injury among hospitalized patients evaluated for falls

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-68

  Bradley, Sara M ^a   Karani, Reena ^a   McGinn, Thomas ^a   Wisnivesky, Juan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Injury; Inpatient falls

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGING; INCIDENT REPORT; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149101278     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.555     Document Type: Article

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