Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine: Position Statement - Orthogeriatric Care

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-169

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AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053009682     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00557.x     Document Type: Article

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