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Adult nursing
Cross-sectional study
Mental status deficits are identified in 34% of patients who fall while in hospital
  1. Keith Hill1,2
  1. 1La Trobe University and Northern Health, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2National Ageing Research Institute, Victoria, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Keith Hill
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia; keith.hill{at}latrobe.edu.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn1113

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    Commentary on: Tzeng HM. Inpatient falls in adult acute care settings: influence of patients' mental status. J Adv Nurs 2010;66:1741–6.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

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