Delayed surgical fixation of fractured hips in older people: Impact on mortality

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-69

  Williams, Andy ^a,c   Jester, Rebecca ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed surgery; Fractured hip; Mortality; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 24944567407     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03565.x     Document Type: Article

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