Fall prevention and injury protection for nursing home residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 284-293

  Quigley, Patricia ^a   Bulat, Tatjana ^a   Kurtzman, Ellen ^b   Olney, Ronald ^a   Powell Cope, Gail ^a   Rubenstein, Laurence ^c  

^a James A Haley Veterans Hospital   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall related injuries; Falls; Injury prevention; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 77952535357     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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