Gender differences in epidemiology and outcome after hip fracture: Evidence from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-483

  Holt, G ^a,b   Smith, R ^a,c   Duncan, K ^a,c   Hutchison, J D ^a,d   Gregori, A ^a,b  

^a Scottish Hip Fracture Audit Healthcare Information Group   (United Kingdom)

^b HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149098405     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.90B4.20264     Document Type: Article

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