Home rehabilitation for older adults with fractured hips: How many will take part?

Journal of Quality in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 65-68

  Crotty, M ^a   Kittel, A ^a   Hayball, N ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fractured hip; Home rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REHABILITATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0033782391     PISSN: 13205455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1762.2000.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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