Early experience of a fall and fracture prevention clinic at Mayo General Hospital

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-278

  Hanley, A ^a   Ali, M T ^a   Murphy, J ^b  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dexa scan; Elderly patients; Falls; Falls preventative measures; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; AGE; COMPLICATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURES; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL MARKETING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954424605     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0444-z     Document Type: Article

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