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Development and evaluation of evidence based risk assessment tool (STRATIFY) to predict which elderly inpatients will fall: case-control and cohort studies
- Source :
- British Medical Journal. October 25, 1997, Vol. 315 Issue 7115, p1049, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- Introduction Falls are common among elderly hospital inpatients.[1 ]2 For the patient, consequences may include fracture,[3 4] fear of falling,[5] anxiety and depression,[6] and loss of confidence,[7] all of which [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17592151
- Volume :
- 315
- Issue :
- 7115
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- British Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.19992159