SOAN 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hip Fracture, Standard Deviation
11 Apr 2013
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Talk about their thesis, results, conclusion + a little bit of methods (i. e. who they collected from, how they did it, etc. ) Do not include subjective comments about the paperdo not write whether you believe something is right or wrong. Page numbers for ideas, even if you"re not quoting it. An evaluation of footwear worn at the time of fall-related hip. This article will be posted on courselink. This paper is 10 years old, but it is a great paper for examining some stuff we"ll be discussing. Researchers catherine sherrington and hylton b. menz were interested at looking at hip fractures and their precursors. 95 older people, average age 78. 3 years. Included standard deviation with the mean age (good practice) The most common type of footwear worn at the time of the fall was slippers (22%) followed by walking shoes (17%), and sandals (8%). Subjects that tripped were more likely to be wearing shoes with some lack of fixation.
