JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 132-139 , February 2010

Examining Heterogeneity of Functional Recovery Among Older Adults With Hip Fractures

  • Yuchi Young, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yuchi Young, DrPH, State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, School of Public Health, 1 University Place, Room 171, Rensselaer, NY 12144.
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  • Kuangnan Xiong, BS

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rensselaer, NY
    • ,
  • Robert M. Pruzek, PhD

      Affiliations

    • State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, School of Education, Albany, NY
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  • Larry J. Brant, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Statistical and Experimental Design Section, Research Resources Branch, Biomedical Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD

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 This research was funded by the National Institute on Aging, Grant R01 AG15918–02. L.J.B. was supported by funds of the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Aging.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00410-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.11.007

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 132-139 , February 2010

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