Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44%...
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000400860&lng=en&tlng=en |