Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.

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Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.

February 20, 2013

Ganz DA; Huang C; Saliba D; Shier V; Berlowitz D; Lukas CVD; Pelczarski K; Schoelles K; Wallace LC; Neumann P.

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This toolkit offers information and resources to guide hospitals through process change to implement and sustain fall prevention efforts.

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