Effectiveness of hip protectors

BMJ

Volumn 326, Issue 7395, 2003, Pages 930-

  Torgerson, David ^a   Porthouse, Jill ^b   Kannus, Pekka A ^c   Kurrle, Susan E ^d   Cameron, Ian D ^e   Meyer, Gabriele ^f   Warnke, Andrea ^f   Mühlhauser, Ingrid ^f  

^a York Trials Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Accident and Trauma Research Center   (Finland)

^d HORNSBY KU RING GAI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; NOTE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85007654885     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7395.930     Document Type: Letter

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