Wearing the hip protector

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 281-282

  Thomas, David R ^a  

^a Saint Louis Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FALLING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0141856269     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70374-6     Document Type: Editorial

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