Admission From Nursing Home Residence Increases Acute Mortality After Hip Fractures
Background: Little is known about the effect of preinjury residence on inpatient mortality following hip fracture. This study addressed whether (1) admission from a nursing home residence and (2) admission from another hospital were associated with higher inpatient mortality after a hip fracture. Me...
Main Authors: | Pim A. D. van Dijk BSc, Arjan G. J. Bot MD, PhD, Valentin Neuhaus MD, Mariano E. Menendez MD, Mark S. Vrahas MD, David Ring MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-09-01
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Series: | Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458515570477 |
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