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McAlister S:
APR DRG weights and the relationship to patient falls:
Severity of illness was studied to determine if there is an increase in patient falls as the severity of illness increases. Patients with ARP DRG weights greater than 2.5795 have 2.5 times the incidence of falls.
Nurs Econ. 2009 Mar-Apr;27(2):119-23, Anthony J. Jannetti Inc.

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