Description of an orthopedic-geriatric model of care in Australia with 3 years data

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-92

  Chong, Carol ^a   Christou, Joanna ^a   Fitzpatrick, Kylie ^a   Wee, Rohan ^a   Lim, Wen Kwang ^a  

^a NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fractured neck of femur; Model of care; Mortality; Orthopedic geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55749106417     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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