Prevention of hip fractures in the elderly: receptivity to protective garments

A case study was undertaken to determine perceptions about protective garments for the prevention of recurrent hip fractures. We studied 169 patients with hip fractures, over 50 years of age, who were admitted to four university-affiliated hospitals. Proxy respondents were interviewed for 36% ( n =...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 1995-09, Vol.21 (2), p.179-189
Hauptverfasser:	Myers, Ann H., Michelson, James D., Van Natta, Mark, Cox, Quentin, Jinnah, Riyaz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Elderly Energy-absorption Hip fractures Prevention Protective garment Receptivity
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