Sex differences in fracture outcomes within Taiwan population: A nationwide matched study.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Because the sex difference in outcomes of fracture was incompletely understood, we evaluated the post-fracture complications and mortality of female and male patients. METHODS:We conducted a nationwide study of 498,586 fracture patients who received inpatient care using Taiwan�...

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Main Authors: Fang-Pai Chou, Hung-Chi Chang, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Chih-Hsing Wu, Yih-Giun Cherng, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231374