Understanding design's role in patient falls
A team from Texas Tech University decided to view fall phenomena from a biomechanical perspective, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website
Armed with a grant from the National Patient Study Foundation in 2013, the study team (Dr. Debajyoti Pati of the Texas Tech University department of design and Dr. James Yang of the Texas Tech department of mechanical engineering) decided to view fall phenomena from a biomechanical perspective, according to an article on the Healthcare Design website.
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January 25, 2016
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