Hip fractures in institutionalized elderly people: incidence rates and excess mortality.
It is assumed that nursing homes are the setting with the highest incidence of hip fractures. This observation is, however, based on very little data. The aim of this study was to analyze hip fracture rates and the associated excess mortality in a large nursing home population. A cohort of >6...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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