Comprehensive care of elderly patients with hip fracture: the orthogeriatric model
Introduction: Hip fractures in the elderly are a major source of morbidity and mortality. Interdisciplinary hospital care models proposed for the treatment of these patients include consultant teams, integrated orthopedic-geriatric care, and comprehensive geriatric-led care settings. A prospective i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-04-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/218 |