Hip protector use amongst older hospital inpatients: compliance and functional consequences

Age Ageing. 2006 Sep;35(5):520-3. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afl020. Epub 2006 May 5.

Authors

Terry P Haines¹, Keith D Hill, Kim L Bennell, Richard H Osborne

Affiliation

¹ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia. [email protected]

PMID: 16679335
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl020

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hip Fractures / prevention & control*
Humans
Male
Patient Compliance*
Protective Devices*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic