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Side Rail Use and Bed‐Related Fall Outcomes Among Nursing Home Residents
Author(s) -
Capezuti Elizabeth,
Maislin Greg,
Strumpf Neville,
Evans Lois K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50013.x
Subject(s) - library science , atlanta , gerontology , medicine , sociology , metropolitan area , computer science , pathology
To analyze the effect of physical restraint reduction on nighttime side rail use and to examine the relationship between bilateral side rail use and bed-related falls/injuries among nursing home residents.