Body mass index and functional recovery after hip fracture: A survey study of 510 women

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-62

  Di Monaco, Marco ^a   Vallero, Fulvia ^a   Di Monaco, Roberto ^b   Mautino, Fulvio ^a   Cavanna, Alberto ^a  

^a Osteoporosis Research Center   (Italy)

^b Institute of Social and Economic Research SRF Societa Ricerca e Formazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barthel index; Body mass index; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33645645988     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324641     Document Type: Article

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