Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 20-25 , 2007

Evidence-based Management Practice: Reducing Falls in Hospital

  • Catherine McKinley, RN, RM, BSc FACHSE, Assoc. FRCNA

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Mandurah, Western Australia
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  • Ann Fletcher

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Ann Biggins, RN

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Anne McMurray, RN, PhD, FRCNA MA

      Affiliations

    • Murdoch University and Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationProfessor Anne McMurray
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  • Sue Birtwhistle, RN

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Leonie Gardiner, RN

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Sharron Lampshire, RN

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Norah Noake, RN

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia
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  • Judith Lockhart, BSc, BPharm(Hons) MPS

      Affiliations

    • Peel Health Campus, Western Australia

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PII: S1322-7696(08)60551-X

doi: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60551-X

Collegian
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 20-25 , 2007