Can Falls Risk Prediction Tools Correctly Identify Fall-Prone Elderly Rehabilitation Inpatients? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Falls of elderly people may cause permanent disability or death. Particularly susceptible are elderly patients in rehabilitation hospitals. We systematically reviewed the literature to identify falls prediction tools available for assessing elderly inpatients in rehabilitation hospitals....

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Autores principales: da Costa, Bruno Roza, Rutjes, Anne Wilhelmina Saskia, Mendy, Angelico, Freund-Heritage, Rosalie, Vieira, Edgar Ramos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3398864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22815914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041061

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