The future of orthogeriatrics

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 664-665

  Johansen, Antony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COOPERATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; GERIATRICS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 77958577674     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq120     Document Type: Editorial

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