Systems-based safety intervention: Reducing falls with injury and total falls on an orthopaedic ward

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1217-1222

  Lohse, Grant R ^a   Leopold, Seth S ^a   Theiler, Susan ^a   Sayre, Cindy ^a   Cizik, Amy ^a   Lee, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD REARING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARD;

EID: 84863576292     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01647     Document Type: Article

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