Uneven global distribution of randomized trials in hip fracture surgery

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 328-333

  Yeung, Marco ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SWEDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; FRACTURE HEALING; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865322855     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2012.704562     Document Type: Article

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