Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , February 2006

Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcome After Hip Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study of 946 Patients

  • Devora Lieberman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, Soroka University Medical Center, Klalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Klalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Devora Lieberman, MD, Dept of Geriatrics, Soroka Medical Center, POB 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel
    • ,
  • Michael Friger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • ,
  • David Lieberman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Klalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

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PII: S0003-9993(05)01279-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.10.002

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , February 2006

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