Adult/elderly care nursing. A falls risk-assessment tool in an elderly care environment.
Falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among elderly people. In an inpatient setting it has been suggested that the introduction of risk-assessment tools may be an important way of managing the issue. The study reported in this article was carried out in two stages. First, fall incidents...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Nursing Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 440 - 448 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
4/12/2001
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