Rehabilitation after hip fracture in patients with dementia [7]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1309-1310

  Giusti, Andrea ^a   Barone, Antonella ^a   Pioli, Giulio ^b  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOME REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LETTER; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT T TEST;

DEMENTIA; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS;

EID: 34547133229     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01258.x     Document Type: Letter

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