Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The British STRATIFY tool was previously developed to predict falls in hospital. Although the tool has several strengths, certain limitations exist which may not allow generalizability to a Canadian setting. Thus, we tested the STRAT...
Main Authors: | Ferko Nicole, Cook Richard, Parkinson William, Papaioannou Alexandra, Coker Esther, Adachi Jonathan D |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/2/1 |
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