Poor return of functional mobility after hip fracture in older patients-it's time to improve on hip fracture prevention

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1562-1563

  Brewer, Linda M ^a   Kelly, Ross ^b   Donegan, Ciaran ^a,c   Moore, Allan R ^a,c   Williams, David ^a,c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; WALKING AID; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 80051762748     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03535.x     Document Type: Letter

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