Compliance of external hip protector use amongst elderly day hospital attenders

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-54

  Fan, C W ^a   Tan, K M ^a   Coakley, D ^a   Walsh, J B ^a   Cunningham, C ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17144391856     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168519     Document Type: Article

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