Determining current physical therapist management of hip fracture in an acute care hospital and physical therapists' rationale for this management

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1490-1502

  Thomas, Susie ^a   Mackintosh, Shylie ^b   Halbert, Julie ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053367118     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100310     Document Type: Article

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