External hip protectors in home-dwelling older persons

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-43

  Heikinheimo, Rauno ^a,b   Jalonen Männikkö, Anja ^a   Asumaniemi, Hellä ^a   Lehtomäki, Erkki ^a  

^a Tampere Health Center   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

External hip protectors; Hip fractures; Home dwelling older persons; Prevention of hip fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TRAINING;

EID: 1942455775     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324530     Document Type: Article

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