Restricted weight bearing after hip fracture surgery in the elderly: Economic costs and health outcomes

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Wu, Jane ^a   Kurrle, Susan ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^a,b  

^a HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 60349120989     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.00943.x     Document Type: Letter

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