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Post-acute pathways among hip fracture patients: a system-level analysis

BACKGROUND: Hip fractures among older adults are one of the leading causes of hospitalization and result in significant morbidity, mortality, and health care use. Guidelines suggest that rehabilitation after surgery is imperative to return patients to pre-morbid function. However, post-acute care (w...

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Autores principales: Pitzul, Kristen B., Wodchis, Walter P., Carter, Michael W., Kreder, Hans J., Voth, Jennifer, Jaglal, Susan B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27430219
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1524-1