Efficacy of a specially designed hip protector for hip fracture prevention and compliance with use in elderly Hong Kong Chinese

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-205

  Woo, Jean ^a   Sum, S ^b   Yiu, H H ^b   Ip, K ^b   Chung, L ^b   Ho, L ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY BUILD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037333697     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr600oa     Document Type: Article

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