Hip Protectors in Long-Term Care: Another Confirmatory Trial

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 289-290

  Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FALLING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 44449144455     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.007     Document Type: Editorial

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