A comparison between two co-managed geriatric programmes for hip fractured elderly patients

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 431-436

  Mazzola, Paolo ^a   De Filippi, Francesco ^a   Castoldi, Giuseppe ^a   Galetti, Paola ^a   Zatti, Giovanni ^a   Annoni, Giorgio ^a  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co management; Hip fracture; Older people; Orthogeriatric section

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NURSING HOME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 84865292348     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7384     Document Type: Article

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