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Evaluation of the effect of patient education on rates of falls in older hospital patients: Description of a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Accidental falls by older patients in hospital are one of the most commonly reported adverse events. Falls after discharge are also common. These falls have enormous physical, psychological and social consequences for older patients, including serious physical injury and reduced quality...
Autores principales: | Hill, Anne-Marie, Hill, Keith, Brauer, Sandra, Oliver, David, Hoffmann, Tammy, Beer, Christopher, McPhail, Steven, Haines, Terry P |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688498/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19393046 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-14 |
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