Falls in nursing homes and institutions: Update by the Osteoporosis, Falls and Fractures Working Group of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (GCOF-SEGG);El fenómeno de las caídas en residencias e instituciones: Revisión del Grupo de Trabajo de Osteoporosis, Caídas y Fracturas de la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología (GCOF-SEGG)

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-38

  González Ramírez, Alfonso ^a   Calvo Aguirre, Juan José ^b   Lekuona Ancizar, Pilar ^b   González Oliveras, Juan Luis ^c   Marcellán Benavente, Teresa ^b   Ruiz de Gordoa Armendia, Ana ^b   Salvá Casanovas, Antoni ^d   Alcalde Tirado, Pablo ^e   González Alonso, Teresa ^b   Padilla Clemente, Reyes ^f   Clerencia Sierra, Mercedes ^g   Ubis Diez, Elena ^h  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CIUDAD REAL   (Spain)

^b Residencia Zorroaga ^*  (Spain)

^c Hospital Ricardo Bermhingam   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS   (Spain)

^f Hospital Santa Creu Jesus   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Falls; Medium stay units; Nursing homes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FALLING; HOME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84873080577     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.09.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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