Accuracy and reliability of the clinical indicators related to hip fractures

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 522-524

  Pervez, Humayon ^a   Bhargwa, Amit ^a   Parker, Martyn J ^a  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ERROR; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 0038384024     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00284-X     Document Type: Article

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