Fall risk associated with inpatient medications

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 1888-1894

  Lamis, Rebecca L ^a   Kramer, Joan S ^b   Hale, LaDonna S ^c   Zackula, Rosalee E ^d   Berg, Gina M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

^b WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BLOOD DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; HYDANTOIN; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TOXOID; VACCINE; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FALL RISK; FALLING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM; SITTING; STANDING;

EID: 84868609126     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110723     Document Type: Article

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