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Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention program.

Dykes PC, Curtin-Bowen M, Lipsitz S, et al. Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention program. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(1):e225125. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5125.

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February 1, 2023
Dykes PC, Curtin-Bowen M, Lipsitz S, et al. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(1):e225125.
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Dykes PC, Curtin-Bowen M, Lipsitz S, et al. Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall prevention program. JAMA Health Forum. 2023;4(1):e225125. doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.5125.