A comparative study on the validity of fall risk assessment scales in Korean hospitals

Asian Nursing Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-37

  Kim, Keum Soon ^a   Kim, Jin A ^b   Choi, Yun Kyoung ^c   Kim, Yu Jeong ^d   Park, Mi Hwa ^e   Kim, Hyun Young ^f   Song, Mal Soon ^g  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Health Industry Development Institute   (South Korea)

^c Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Bobath Memorial Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Eulji University   (South Korea)

^g Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

accidental falls; risk assessment; ROC curve; sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORSE FALL SCALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 79953841380     PISSN: 19761317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1976-1317(11)60011-X     Document Type: Article

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