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Incidence and mortality of fractures by frailty level over 80 years of age: cohort study using UK electronic health records

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the association of frailty with incidence and mortality of fractures at different sites in people aged over 80 years. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: UK family practices from 2001 to 2014. PARTICIPANTS: 265 195 registered participants aged 80 years and older. M...

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Autores principales: Ravindrarajah, Rathi, Hazra, Nisha C, Charlton, Judith, Jackson, Stephen H D, Dregan, Alex, Gulliford, Martin C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5781050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29358434
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018836