Meta-analysis: Multidisciplinary fall prevention strategies in the acute care inpatient population

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 497-503

  Dibardino, David ^a   Cohen, Elaine R ^a   Didwania, Aashish ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Geriatric patient; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Risk management and malpractice

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; DATA EXTRACTION; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EXERCISE; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL ALARMS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS;

EID: 84864770734     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1917     Document Type: Review

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