A successful approach to fall prevention in an outpatient hemodialysis center

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1775-1779

  Heung, Michael ^a   Adamowski, Therese ^a   Segal, Jonathan H ^a   Malani, Preeti N ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958548734     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01610210     Document Type: Article

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