Patterns and predictors of inpatient falls and fall-related injuries in a large academic hospital

Authors

Irene D. Fischer, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Melissa J. Krauss, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
William Claiborne Dunagan, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow
Stanley Birge, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Eileen Hitcho, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Shirley Johnson, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Eileen Constantinou, Barnes-Jewish HospitalFollow
Victoria J. Fraser, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Publication Date

2005

Volume

26

Issue

10

Inclusive Pages

822-827

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1086/502500

Rights and Permissions

Patterns and Predictors of Inpatient Falls and Fall‐Related Injuries in a Large Academic Hospital Irene D. Fischer , MPH, Melissa J. Krauss , MPH, William Claiborne Dunagan , MD, Stanley Birge , MD, Eileen Hitcho , MS, Shirley Johnson , RN, MS, MBA, Eileen Costantinou , MSN, RN and Victoria J. Fraser , MD Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 26, No. 10 (October 2005), pp. 822-827 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Article DOI: 10.1086/502500 Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/502500

Recommended Citation

Fischer, Irene D.; Krauss, Melissa J.; Dunagan, William Claiborne; Birge, Stanley; Hitcho, Eileen; Johnson, Shirley; Constantinou, Eileen; and Fraser, Victoria J., "Patterns and predictors of inpatient falls and fall-related injuries in a large academic hospital." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 26, 10. 822-827. (2005).
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