Predicting which patient will fall again… and again
- 1 December 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Vol. 18 (12) , 1895-1902
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18121895.x
Abstract
In order to compare the characteristics, preventive interventions and outcomes of single and multiple fallers, a retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in a 680-bed acute-care hospital in ...Keywords
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