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Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database

OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) and the clinical features of VO focusing on risk factors for death using a Japanese nationwide administrative database. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. SETTING: Hospitals adopting the Diagnosis Procedure Combination syste...

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Autores principales: Akiyama, Toru, Chikuda, Hirotaka, Yasunaga, Hideo, Horiguchi, Hiromasa, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Saita, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002412