Risk factors for geriatric patient falls in rehabilitation hospital settings: A systematic review

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 788-799

  Vieira, Edgar Ramos ^a   Freund Heritage, Rosalie ^b   Da Costa, Bruno R ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

elderly; Falls; predictors; rehabilitation; safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052754718     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511400639     Document Type: Review

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