Characteristics and Risk Factors for Falls in Tertiary Hospital Inpatients |
Choi, Eun-Ju
(Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center)
Lee, Young-Shin (Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center) Yang, Eun-Jung (Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center) Kim, Ji-Hui (Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center) Kim, Yeon-Hee (Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center) Park, Hyeoun-Ae (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) |
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