Methodological issues in the identification of hip fractures using routine hospital data: A database study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-409

  Brophy, Sinead ^a   John, Gareth ^a,b   Evans, Emma ^b   Lyons, Ronan A ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Brunel House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Incidence; Neck of femur; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33645223074     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-2038-6     Document Type: Article

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