Falls risk factors in the hospital setting: A systematic review
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Nursing Practice
- Vol. 7 (1) , 38-45
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-172x.2001.00269.x
Abstract
The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the best available evidence on the factors that increase the risk of patients falling during hospitalization. Studies included in the review w...Keywords
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