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Injurious falls in nonambulatory nursing home residents
 — a comparative study of circumstances, incidence, and risk factors
Author(s)Purushottam B Thapa, Kelly G Brockman, Patricia Gideon, Randy L Fought
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 44, no 3, March 1996
Pagespp 273-278
KeywordsFalls ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Chairbound ; Bedridden.
AnnotationPresents findings from a study which investigated the circumstances of, incidence of, and risk factor for falls resulting in serious injuries in chairbound and bedridden nursing home residents.
Accession NumberCPA-960508010 A
ClassmarkOLF: LHB:LF: C7: C8

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