The assessment and management of falls in residential care settings

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 259-263

  Duffy, Anita ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Falls; Falls management; Falls prevention; Long term residential care; Nurse education; Older person

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875544421     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2013.22.5.259     Document Type: Article

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