Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative.

Patricia A. Quigley; Scott D. Barnett; Tatjana Bulat; Yvonne Friedman

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Reducing falls and fall-related injuries in mental health: a 1-year multihospital falls collaborative.

May 5, 2014

Quigley PA, Barnett SD, Bulat T, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2014;29(1):51-9.

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This commentary relates the experience of five hospitals that implemented different fall prevention programs and reports results of the interventions.

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