A passive monitoring system in assisted living facilities: 12-month comparative study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-52

  Patel, Pankaj A ^a   Gunnarsson, Candace ^b  

^a GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b S2 Statistical Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; falls; hospitalizations; passive monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857264163     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02703181.2011.650298     Document Type: Article

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