Hip protectors: A pilot study of older people in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 436-443

  Huang, Hui Chi ^a   Lee, Chian Her ^b   Wu, Shang Liang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Compliance; Fall; Hip fracture; Hip protectors; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TAIWAN;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33645056966     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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