Acceptability and compliance with wearing energy-shunting hip protectors: A 6-month prospective...

Autor: Parkkari, Jari, Heikkila, Jussi, Kannus, Pekka
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Zdroj: Age & Ageing; Mar1998, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p225, 5p, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: Provides information on a study investigating the acceptability and compliance for the use of an energy-shunting hip protector in institutionalized elderly people. Methodology and materials used to conduct the study; In-depth look at the 6-month compliance intervention; Findings of the study; Factors which should be considered when handling hip fractures.
Databáze: Complementary Index