Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8257599 | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In comparison to their community counterparts, nursing home patients presenting after fall are more debilitated and have increased morbidity as evidenced by more in-house complications and increased LOS. However, nursing home residency was not a significant predictor of mortality.
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Authors
Isadora Botwinick, Joshua H. Johnson, Saman Safadjou, Wayne Cohen-Levy, Srinivas H. Reddy, John McNelis, Sheldon H. Teperman, Melvin E. Jr.,