A prospective study of the effect of nursing home residency on mortality following hip fracture

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 447-450

  Harris, Ian A ^a,b   Yong, Sarah ^b   McEvoy, Lynette ^b   Thorn, Lyndall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Mortality; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HIP FRACTURE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953101606     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05313.x     Document Type: Article

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