Worse functional status among old people when admitted for arthroplasty: An evaluation with a new assessment system

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 96-101

  Öberg, Ulrika ^a,c   Öberg, Tommy ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Eksjo Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

age; functional evaluation; hip; knee; osteoarthritis; physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

EID: 0030055531     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1996.tb00318.x     Document Type: Article

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