The influence of socioeconomic status on the incidence, outcome and mortality of fractures of the hip

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 93 B, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 801-805

  Quah, C ^a   Boulton, C ^a   Moran, C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79956336252     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.93B6.24936     Document Type: Article

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