The weekend effect: Short-term mortality following admission with a hip fracture

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 96 B, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 373-378

  Thomas, C J ^a   Smith, R P ^a   Uzoigwe, C E ^a   Braybrooke, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

DAY OF ADMISSION; DAY OF SURGERY; HIP FRACTURE; MORTALITY; ORTHOGERIATRICIAN; WEEKEND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84895744714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B3     Document Type: Review

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