Wearing hip protectors does not reduce health-related quality of life in older people

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-125

  Schaafsma, Frederieke G ^a   Kurrle, Susan E ^b   Quine, Susan ^c   Lockwood, Keri ^b   Cameron, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 83455169222     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr123     Document Type: Letter

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