Prevention and Clinical Management of Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-72

  Menzies, Isaura B ^a   Mendelson, Daniel A ^a   Kates, Stephen L ^a   Friedman, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

comanagement; dementia; fragility fractures; hip fractures; practice patterns; prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993661675     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458510389465     Document Type: Article

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