Characteristics associated with falls among the elderly within aged care wards in a tertiary hospital: A retrospective case-control study

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1668-1672

  Chen, Xue Li ^a   Liu, Yun Hu ^a   Chan, Daniel K Y ^b,c   Shen, Qing ^b,c   van Nguyen, Huong ^b,c  

^a Beijing Geriatric Hospital   (China)

^b BANKSTOWN LIDCOMBE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Falls; Inpatients; Recurrent falls; The elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BATH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954487816     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.13.010     Document Type: Article

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