US emergency department visits for hip fracture, 1992-2000

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 323-328

  Gerson, Lowell W ^a   Emond, Jennifer A ^b   Camargo, Carlos A ^b,c  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Analgesia; Emergency department; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21644465618     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200412000-00005     Document Type: Article

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