The incidence of falls in intensive care survivors
Background: Falling among adults in acute care is an important problem with falls rates in tertiary hospitals ranging from 2% to 5%. Factors that increase the risk of falling, such as advanced age, altered mental status, medications that act on the central nervous system and poor mobility, often cha...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier Inc
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33560 |