Gender differences in hallway ambulation by older adults hospitalized for medical illness

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 40-43

  Mahoney, Jane E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b VAH GRECC   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BED REST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BED REST; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EARLY AMBULATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALKING; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0033510268     PISSN: 00436542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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