Recovery after hip fracture

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 712-717

  Umarji, S I M ^a   Lankester, B J A ^b   Prothero, D ^c   Bannister, G C ^d  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Avon IM and T Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Independence; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745974506     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2005.12.035     Document Type: Article

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