Falls in newly admitted nursing home residents: A national study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 939-945

  Leland, Natalie E ^a   Gozalo, Pedro ^b   Teno, Joan ^b   Mor, Vince ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

falls; nursing home; quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING MINIMUM DATA SET; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROFIT; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RESIDENT; RISK; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862111244     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03931.x     Document Type: Article

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