Translating research into practice intervention improves management of acute pain in older hip fracture patients

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 264-287

  Titler, Marita G ^a   Herr, Keela ^b   Brooks, John M ^c   Xie, Xian Jin ^d,e   Ardery, Gail ^c   Schilling, Margo L ^a   Marsh, J Lawrence ^a   Everett, Linda Q ^f   Clarke, William R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d University of Iowa College of Pharmacy ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Hip fracture; Implementation; Intervention; Pain; Translation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58349084693     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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