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- Title
The association of race, gender, and comorbidity with mortality and function after hip fracture.
- Authors
Penrod, Joan D; Litke, Ann; Hawkes, William G; Magaziner, Jay; Doucette, John T; Koval, Kenneth J; Silberzweig, Stacey B; Egol, Kenneth A; Siu, Albert L
- Abstract
Few studies of hip fracture have large enough samples of men, minorities, and persons with specific comorbidities to examine differences in their mortality and functional outcomes. To address this problem, we combined three cohorts of hip fracture patients to produce a sample of 2692 patients followed for 6 months.
- Publication
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2008, Vol 63, Issue 8, p867
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/63.8.867