JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 9 , Pages 684-686 , November 2008

Falls in the Nursing Home Setting: Does Time Matter?

  • Paula Lester, MD

      Affiliations

    • Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paula Lester, MD, Winthrop University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North, Suite 518, Mineola, NY 11501
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  • Mahenaaz Haq, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
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  • Amruta Vadnerkar, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
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  • Marty Feuerman, MS

      Affiliations

    • Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY

References 

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  2. Rubenstein LZ, Robbins AS, Schulman BL, et al. Falls and instability in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988;36:266–278
  3. Rubenstein LZ, Josephson KR, Osterweil D. Falls and fall prevention in the nursing home. Clin Geriatr Med. 1996;12:881–902
  4. Frels C, Williams P, Narayanan S, et al. Iatrogenic causes of falls in hospitalised elderly patients: A case-control study. Postgrad Med J. 2002;78:487–489
  5. Rubenstein LZ, Josephson KR. Falls and their prevention in elderly people: What does the evidence show?. Med Clin North Am. 2006;90:807–824

 The authors have no conflicts of interest pertaining to this article.

PII: S1525-8610(08)00254-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.06.007

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 9 , Pages 684-686 , November 2008

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