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Patient Falls

Patient Falls is a clinical safety incident characterized by an unplanned descent to the floor or lower surface involving a patient, distinguished from other adverse events by its direct association with mobility, environmental hazards, and care oversight in healthcare settings.

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374

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Falls, Injuries Due to Falls, and the Risk of Admission to a Nursing Home

Mary E. Tinetti · New England Journal of Medicine · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Reducing Frailty and Falls in Older Persons: An Investigation of Tai Chi and Computerized Balance Training

Steven L. Wolf, Huiman X. Barnhart, Nancy G. Kutner et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1996 · 1.1K citations

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Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation on Falls: A Randomized Controlled Trial

H. Bischoff, Hannes B. Stähelin, W. Dick et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 2003 · 987 citations · Full text

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Risk Factors for Falls as a Cause of Hip Fracture in Women

Jeane Ann Grisso, Jennifer L. Kelsey, Brian L. Strom et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 868 citations · Full text

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Forgetting Falls

Steven R. Cummings, Michael C. Nevitt, Sharon A. Kidd · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1988 · 777 citations

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Authors

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  1. KH
    Keith Hill

    Curtin University, Australia

    38 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. TH
    Terry Haines

    Monash University, Australia

    30 publications · 2.1K citations

    23

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  3. AH
    Anne‐Marie Hill

    Curtin University, Australia

    18 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. RI
    Ronald I. Shorr

    Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, United States

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. HT
    Huey‐Ming Tzeng

    University of Michigan, United States

    19 publications · 606 citations

    15

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Institutions

1.8K

  1. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    29 h-index

    160 publications

    8.3K citations

  2. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    23 h-index

    60 publications

    3.9K citations

  3. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    22 h-index

    46 publications

    4.2K citations

  4. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    22 h-index

    46 publications

    2K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    65 publications

    7.6K citations

  6. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    21 h-index

    82 publications

    3.6K citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    20 h-index

    50 publications

    3.6K citations

  8. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    19 h-index

    49 publications

    5.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    65 publications · 9.1K citations

    46

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 92 publications · 3.4K citations

    31

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  3. Age and Ageing

    33 publications · 2.2K citations

    28

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  4. Journal of Nursing Care Quality

    JNCQ · 34 publications · 1.4K citations

    23

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  5. Journal of Clinical Nursing

    JCN · 29 publications · 1.3K citations

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