Hip Fractures in Long-Term Care: Is the Excess Explained by the Age and Gender Distribution of the Residents?

Introduction. This study compares hip fracture rates in Long Term Care (LTC) residents with those in the community to determine if their high rate of fracturing reflects the extreme age and predominantly female nature of that population. Methods. Hospital discharge data in London Ontario (population...

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Prif Awduron: Crilly, Richard G., Tanner, David A., Kloseck, Marita, Chesworth, Bert M.
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Research Article
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989715/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152198
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/291258
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