A hospital system approach at decreasing falls with injuries and cost

Nursing Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 135-141

  Trepanier, Sylvain ^a   Hilsenbeck, Julie ^a  

^a Tenet HealthCare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FALLING; HUMAN; INJURY; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84907054594     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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