Prevalence of use of hip protectors in NSW residential aged-care facilities

• 1 Hip Protector Studies Unit
• 2 Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Hornsby, NSW
• 3 Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney, PO Box 6, Ryde, NSW 1680.

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