Hip fracture Challenges in prevention and management

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 673-676

  Beer, Christopher ^a,b   Giles, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BONE DENSITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIP FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 26944442044     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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