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Mortality, Disability, and Nursing Home Use for Persons with and without Hip Fracture: A Population‐Based Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2002 · Vol. 50(10) · pp. 1644–1650
Cynthia L. Leibson✉(Department of Medical Sciences)Anna N.A. Tosteson(Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences)Sherine E. Gabriel(Mayo Clinic)Jeanine E. Ransom(Department of Medical Sciences)L. Joseph Melton(Department of Medical Sciences)
Abstract
Hip fracture is an important contributor to disability and NH use, but the potential savings from hip fracture prophylaxis may be overestimated by studies that fail to consider differential risk, mortality, and long-term follow-up.
Hip and Femur FracturesFrailty in Older AdultsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesMedicineHip fractureComorbidityConfidence intervalCharlson comorbidity indexCohortHazard ratioPopulationIncidence (geometry)Cohort study
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AgedAged, 80 and overDisability EvaluationFemaleHip FracturesHumansMaleMinnesotaNursing HomesRiskCohort StudiesSurvival AnalysisCase-Control Studies
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