Factors associated with hip protector adherence among older people in residential care

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-29

  Cryer, C ^a,b,c,f   Knox, A ^d   Stevenson, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d East Kent Health Promotion Service   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 39449120120     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.016899     Document Type: Article

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