Time to death in a prospective cohort of 252 patients treated for fracture of the proximal femur in a major hospital in Portugal

The objectives were to analyze one-year survival and mortality predictors in patients with fracture of the proximal femur (low/moderate trauma). A prospective cohort was formed by inviting all patients hospitalized in the Orthopedic Ward of the second largest hospital in Portugal (May 2008-April 200...

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Main Authors: Sónia Campos, Sandra Maria Ferreira Alves, Marilia Sá Carvalho, Nuno Neves, Abel Trigo-Cabral, Maria Fátima Pina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2015-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015000701528&lng=en&tlng=en