Hip protectors to prevent femoral fracture

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7541, 2006, Pages 559-560

  De Rooij, Sophia E ^a,b  

^a Geriatric Medicine Section   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HIP FRACTURE; NOTE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 33644963577     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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