Predictors of short- and long-term mortality in males and females with hip fracture - a prospective observational cohort study.

Predictors of short- and long-term mortality in males and females with hip fracture - a prospective observational cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is associated with increased mortality. Our aim was to study potential risk factors, including osteoporosis, associated with short- and long-term mortality in a prospectively recruited cohort of fragility hip fracture patients. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Fragility hip f...

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Main Authors: Andreas P Diamantopoulos, Mari Hoff, Marc Hochberg, Glenn Haugeberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3812148?pdf=render

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