The experiences of physiotherapists treating people with dementia who fracture their hip

Abstract Background It is estimated that people with dementia are approximately three times more likely to fracture their hip than sex and age matched controls. A report by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy found that this population have poor access to rehabilitation as inpatients and in the c...

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Main Authors: AJ Hall, R Watkins, IA Lang, R Endacott, VA Goodwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0474-8