The consequences of falls in acute and subacute hospitals in Australia that cause proximal femoral fractures

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-582

  Murray, Geoffrey R ^a,c   Cameron, Ian D ^b   Cumming, Robert G ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Department   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Coledale Hospital ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

80 and older; Aged; Hip fractures; Hospitals; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NIGHT; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MOBILITY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGNOSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33947630868     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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