Identifying protective and risk factors for injurious falls in patients hospitalized for acute care: a retrospective case-control study
Abstract Background Admitted patients who fall and injure themselves during an acute hospitalization incur increased costs, morbidity, and mortality, but little research has been conducted on identifying inpatients at high risk to injure themselves in a fall. Falls risk assessment tools have been un...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0627-9 |