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Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Falls and fall risk among nursing home residents
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    Stockholm s Sjukhem, Foundation Stockholm and Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    J Clin Nurs 17:126-34. 2008
  2. ncbi Falls in somatic and dementia wards at Community Care Units
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    Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 23:2-10. 2009

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Publications2

  1. ncbi Falls and fall risk among nursing home residents
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    Stockholm s Sjukhem, Foundation Stockholm and Department of Neurobiology, Caring Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
    J Clin Nurs 17:126-34. 2008
    ..The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for falls in older people living in nursing homes...
  2. ncbi Falls in somatic and dementia wards at Community Care Units
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    Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
    Scand J Caring Sci 23:2-10. 2009
    ..Falls and fall injuries are common problems for patients at nursing homes in Sweden. Impaired cognitive function, a poor sense of orientation and a high intake of medicine, can lead to an increase in falls among older people...