Geriatric intervention in elderly patients with hip fracture in an orthopedic ward
BACKGROUND: Hip fracture is a common cause of long hospital stay in the elderly. Approximately one third of these patients die within the first year. As a consequence geriatric and orthopedic collaboration (orthogeriatrics) has been organized in different ways. The aim of this study is to evaluate t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Injury and Violence Research |
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| Online Access: | http://jivresearch.org/jivr/index.php/jivr/article/view/96/142 |