Health status before and mortality after hip fracture

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 557-560

  Katelaris, Annette G ^a   Cumming, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029916681     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.4.557     Document Type: Article

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