The de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI): an essential health index for an ageing world.

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Published in Health Qual Life Outcomes on August 19, 2008

Authors

Natalie A de Morton1, Megan Davidson, Jennifer L Keating

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University-Peninsula Campus, PO Box 527, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia. natalie.demorton@med.monash.edu.au

Associated clinical trials:

Conservative or Operative Therapy in Patients With a Fragility Fracture of the Pelvis | NCT04744350

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