Fall risk assessment in geriatric-psychiatric inpatients to lower events (FRAGILE)

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 22-30

  Nanda, Sudip ^a   Dey, Tanujit ^b   Gulstrand Jr , Rudolph E ^c   Cudnik, Daniel ^d   Haller, Harold S ^e  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c Ohio Hospital Association   (United States)

^d Lake Hospital System   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79953044311     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100730-01     Document Type: Article

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