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A protocol for an individualised, facilitated and sustainable approach to implementing current evidence in preventing falls in residential aged care facilities

BACKGROUND: Falls are common adverse events in residential care facilities. Commonly reported figures indicate that at least 50% of residents fall in a 12 month period, and that this figure is substantially higher for residents with dementia. This paper reports the protocol of a project which aims t...

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Autores principales: Haralambous, Betty, Haines, Terry P, Hill, Keith, Moore, Kirsten, Nitz, Jennifer, Robinson, Andrew
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2837007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20163729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-8