The incidence of falls in intensive care survivors

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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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Main Authors:	Patman, S., Dennis, D., Hill, Kylie
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier Inc 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33560

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