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The impact of hip fracture on mortality in Estonia: a retrospective population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Estimates of hip fracture mortality in Eastern Europe are scarce. We aimed to estimate the magnitude and duration of excess mortality after hip fracture in Estonia. METHODS: Retrospective, population-based 10-year study of persons aged ≥50 in two cohorts: with hip fracture and an age- an...

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Autores principales: Jürisson, Mikk, Raag, Mait, Kallikorm, Riina, Lember, Margus, Uusküla, Anneli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5460499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28583096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1606-1