Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for older people with hip fractures

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Handoll, Helen H G ^b   Cameron, Ian D ^a   Mak, Jenson C S ^c   Finnegan, Terence P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory care; Female; Hip fractures *rehabilitation; surgery ; Humans; Inpatients; Male; Patient care team *organization administration ; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Sex factors; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950250436     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007125.pub2     Document Type: Review

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