Effect of comorbidity on relative survival following hospitalisation for fall-related hip fracture in older people

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages E1-E7

  Hindmarsh, Diane ^a   Loh, Ming ^b   Finch, Caroline F ^c   Hayen, Andrew ^d   Close, Jacqueline Ct ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Comorbidity; Fall; Hip fracture; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84916201960     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00638.x     Document Type: Article

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