Availability and use of hip protectors in residents of nursing homes

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1593-1598

  Klenk, J ^a,b   Kurrle, S ^c   Rissmann, U ^a   Kleiner, A ^b   Heinrich, S ^d,e   Konig H H ^d,e   Becker, C ^a   Rapp, K ^a,b  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Availability; Falls; Hip protector; Nursing home; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; TELECONSULTATION; TRAINING; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 79955468227     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1366-3     Document Type: Article

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