Improving Mobility and Reducing Disability in Older People Through Early High-Dose Vitamin D Replacement Following Hip Fracture: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Economic Evaluation

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Mak, Jenson C S ^a,b,c   Mason, Rebecca ^d   Klein, Linda ^c   Cameron, Ian D ^c  

^a GOSFORD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Mater Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

fragility fractures; geriatric medicine; hospitalist; metabolic bone disorders; osteoporosis; physical medicine and rehabilitation; trauma surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993661434     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458511406723     Document Type: Review

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