The impact and consequences of hip fracture in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-111

  Jaglal, Susan B ^a,c   Sherry, Paul G ^a,b   Schatzker, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BED OCCUPANCY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029873062     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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