Hip Fractures in Long-Term Care: Is the Excess Explained by the Age and Gender Distribution of the Residents?

Introduction. This study compares hip fracture rates in Long Term Care (LTC) residents with those in the community to determine if their high rate of fracturing reflects the extreme age and predominantly female nature of that population. Methods. Hospital discharge data in London Ontario (population...

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Autores principales: Crilly, Richard G., Tanner, David A., Kloseck, Marita, Chesworth, Bert M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2989715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21152198
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/291258

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