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An Orthopedic-Hospitalist Comanaged Hip Fracture Service Reduces Inpatient Length of Stay

INTRODUCTION: Hip fractures are common in the elderly patients with an incidence of 320 000 fractures/year in the United States, representing a health-care cost of US$9 to 20 billion. Hip fracture incidence is projected to increase dramatically. Hospitals must modify clinical models to accommodate t...

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Autores principales: Bracey, Daniel N., Kiymaz, Tunc C., Holst, David C., Hamid, Kamran S., Plate, Johannes F., Summers, Erik C., Emory, Cynthia L., Jinnah, Riyaz H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27847675
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2151458516661383