Should elderly patients be screened for their 'falls risk'? Validity of the STRATIFY falls screening tool and predictors of falls in a large acute hospital.
Webster
Joan
J
Centre for Clinical Nursing, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia. joan webster@health.qld.gov.au
Courtney
Mary
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O'Rourke
Peter
P
Marsh
Nicole
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Gale
Catherine
C
Abbott
Belynda
B
McRae
Prue
P
Mason
Kate
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D011336:Probability; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity