The effect of hospital type and surgical delay on mortality after surgery for hip fracture

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-366

  Weller, Iris ^a   Wai, E K ^a   Jaglal, S ^b   Kreder, H J ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 15044341636     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B3.15300     Document Type: Article

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