1. Hip fracture care: all change.
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Sahota, Opinder and Currie, Colin
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PELVIC fractures , *REHABILITATION , *MEDICAL care , *GUIDELINES - Abstract
The article focuses on hip fracture care. It lists the key factors towards improving hip fracture care such as ensuring high-quality acute and rehabilitation care through coordinated multi-disciplinary teams. It states that caring for hip fracture in Scotland has seen significant developments over recent years with the commencement of both the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit (SHFA) in 1993 and the Scottish Inter-collegiate Guideline (SIGN) on hip fracture care in 2002.
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- 2008
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