Effect of comorbidities and postoperative complications on mortality after hip fracture in elderly people: Prospective observational cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7529, 2005, Pages 1374-1376

  Roche, J J W ^a   Wenn, R T ^a   Sahota, O ^a   Moran, C G ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEST INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33644698109     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38643.663843.55     Document Type: Article

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