Dietetic care of hip fracture patients across Australia: Are we doing enough?

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-220

  Milte, Rachel ^a   Miller, Michelle ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Femoral neck fracture; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052208592     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2011.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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