Inpatient falls and injuries in older patients treated for femoral neck fracture

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 389-399

  Stenvall, Michael ^a   Olofsson, Birgitta ^a,b   Lundström, Maria ^a   Svensson, Olle ^b   Nyberg, Lars ^c   Gustafson, Yngve ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Falls of aged; Hip fracture; Hospital care of elderly; Rehabilitation of elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 33749822254     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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