A comparison of the functional independence measure and morse fall scale as tools to assess risk of fall on an inpatient rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 186-192

  Forrest, George P ^a   Chen, Eric ^a   Huss, Sara ^a   Giesler, Andrew ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; inpatient rehabilitation; risk ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INPATIENT REHABILITATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; REHABILITATION NURSING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK RATIO; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; INPATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK RATIO;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; REHABILITATION NURSING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880221517     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: 20487940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnj.86     Document Type: Review

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