JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 313-318 , June 2008

High Efficacy for Hip Protectors in the Prevention of Hip Fractures Among Elderly People With Dementia

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest pertaining to this article.

PII: S1525-8610(07)00510-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.10.011

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 313-318 , June 2008

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