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Decreasing incidence rates of osteoporotic hip fractures in Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic

SUMMARY: We aimed at comparing the incidence of hip fractures in older adults from Ecuador before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a significant reduction in the number of hip fractures, with no change in the length of hospital stay, mortality, and case-fatality rate, during the period of...

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Autores principales: Lopez Gavilanez, Enrique, Navarro Chávez, Manuel, Gavilanes, Antonio W. D., Cedeño German, Roberto, Chedraui, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36574063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-022-01202-w