Patients lost to follow-up after metacarpal fractures

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-46

  Berg, Paul W L Ten ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

follow up; Metacarpal fracture; non attendance; outpatient clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655162764     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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