Hospital Practices and Research

Assessment of Medical Ward Bathrooms and Toilets in RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

Nadzirah Rosli
Nor Edzfariah Haris
Matt Salleh Yusop
Shyh Poh Teo

Geriatrics and Palliative Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam

https://doi.org/10.30491/hpr.2023.177276
Abstract
Letter to Editor

Keywords

Bathroom
Environment
Falls
Hospitals
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Hospital Practices and Research
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 29
Winter 2023
Pages 176-176

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