Seasonal variation of proximal femoral fractures in the United Kingdom

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-225

  Crawford, John R ^a,b   Parker, Martyn J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MORTALITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0037337918     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00211-5     Document Type: Article

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