Comparison of Three Instruments in Predicting Accidental Falls in Selected Inpatients in a General Teaching Hospital
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Gerontological Nursing
- Vol. 25 (7), 40-45
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-19990701-14
Abstract
Journal of Gerontological Nursing | Use of these tools helps identify elderly individuals at the highest risk for falls and aids in intervention planning.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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