Inpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation after hip fracture for residents of nursing homes: A randomised trial

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-44

  Uy, Cesar ^a   Kurrle, Susan E ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^b,c  

^a HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c Rehabilitation Studies Unit

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Hip fracture; Nursing home; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP FRACTURE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REHABILITATION CENTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39149145865     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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