Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 246-262 , February 2009

Systematic Review of Hip Fracture Rehabilitation Practices in the Elderly

  • Anna M. Chudyk, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Anna M. Chudyk, MSc, 801 Commissioners Rd E, London, ON, N6C 5J1, Canada
    • ,
  • Jeffrey W. Jutai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada
    • ,
  • Robert J. Petrella, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Aging, Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Mark Speechley, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (grant no. MIA79781), the Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master's Award, and the Joseph A. Scott Studentship in Aging and Mobility.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)01562-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.036

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 246-262 , February 2009

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