Randomised controlled trial of hip protectors for the prevention of second hip fractures

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 442-444

  Birks, Yvonne F ^a   Hildreth, Ruth ^b   Campbell, Peter ^b   Sharpe, Christine ^c   Torgerson, David J ^a   Watt, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Hip fracture; Hip protectors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0042674294     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.4.442     Document Type: Article

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