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Value of routine blood tests for prediction of mortality risk in hip fracture patients
BACKGROUND: There is a 5- to 8-fold increased risk of mortality during the first 3 months after a hip fracture. Several risk factors are known. We studied the predictive value (for mortality) of routine blood tests taken on admission. METHODS: 792 hip fracture patients were included prospectively; b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278654/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22248167 http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2011.652883 |