Health-related quality of life after surgery for hip fracture: a multicentric study in Mexican population
INTRODUCTION Hip fractures are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and one of the main causes of disability in the older population. The lifetime risk for any type of osteoporotic fracture is very high and falls within the range of 40–50% in women and 13–22% for men. In Mexico, the lifeti...
Main Authors: | Esperanza Ramírez-Pérez, Patricia Clark, Fernando Carlos, Araceli Camacho, Francisco Franco-Marina |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Medwave Estudios Limitada
2014-06-01
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Series: | Medwave |
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Online Access: | http://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/Medwave/Estudios/Investigacion/5972 |
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