Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: Scottish data provide additional information…

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7549, 2006, Pages 1093-

  Mackenzie, D Graham ^a   Wild, Sarah ^b   Muir, Rod ^c  

^a NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646475756     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093     Document Type: Letter

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