Automated fall detection with quality improvement "rewind" to reduce falls in hospital rooms

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-17

  Rantz, Marilyn J ^a   Banerjee, Tanvi S ^b   Cattoor, Erin ^a   Scott, Susan D ^a   Skubic, Marjorie ^b   Popescu, Mihail ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AUTOMATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84892525535     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20131126-01     Document Type: Article

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