Visual and hearing impairment in elderly patients hospitalized for rehabilitation following hip fracture

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 669-674

  Lieberman, Devora ^a   Friger, Michael ^b   Lieberman, David ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Elderly; Hearing impairment; Hip fracture; Rehabilitation; Sensory impairment; Visual impairment

Indexed keywords

BONE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; NURSING; PATIENT TREATMENT;

HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIP FRACTURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 8644290005     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.11.0168     Document Type: Article

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