Timing of surgery for hip fractures

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 223-224

  Matharu, Gulraj S ^a   Porter, Keith M ^a  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 78751471726     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.08.008     Document Type: Letter

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