The Use of Hip Protectors in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Survey of Nursing Home Staff

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 229-232

  Sawka, Anna M ^a   Nixon, Madeline ^b   Giangregorio, Lora ^c   Thabane, Lehana ^d,e   Adachi, Jonathan D ^b,f   Gafni, Amiram ^e,g   Goeree, Ron ^e,g,h   Raina, Parminder ^e   Ranford, Jennifer ^b   Papaioannou, Alexandra ^b,i  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Division of Rheumatology   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health Canada   (Canada)

ⁱ Division of Geriatrics Hamilton Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

hip fracture; Hip protectors; nursing home

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEVICE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34247847924     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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