Hip protectors for preventing hip fracture

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 454-455

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b,c   Parkkari, Jari ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; FALLING; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HIP FRACTURE; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WALKING; AGED; NOTE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 34547225717     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.4.454     Document Type: Editorial

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