The impact of cognitive impairment at admission on short-term functional outcome of elderly hip fracture patients

Introduction The number of patents with dementia increases among hip fracture patients. Cognitive dysfunction is defined as a premorbid state which is potentionally negatively related to short-term functional outcome. Objective To assess the relationship between cognitive status on admission and fun...

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Main Authors: Dubljanin-Raspopović Emilija, Matanović Dragana, Bumbaširević Marko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Medical Society 2010-01-01
Series:Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2010/0370-81791006319D.pdf