Mortality Rate of Older Patients with Lower Body Fractures: A Follow-up Study
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3. Somersalo A, Paloneva J, Kautiainen H, et al (2016). Increased mortality after lower ex-tremity fractures in patients < 65 years of age. Acta Orthop, 87(6): 622–625.
4. Cree M, Soskolne, CL, Belseck E, et al (2000). Mortality and Institutionalization Following Hip Fracture. J Am Geriatr Soc, 48:283-288.
5. Oullet G, Vallee M, Senecal L, et al (2008). High mortality after pelvis and lower limb fractures in ESRD. NDT Plus, 1(6):466.
6. Ang HL, Mohamad Adam B, Tajuddin A (2016). Associated factors for in-hospital mortality following hip fracture. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 16(1): 1-5.
7. Paksima N, Koval KJ, Aharanoff G, et al. (2008). Predictors of Mortality after Hip Fracture A 10-Year Prospective Study. Bull NYU Hosp Jt Dis, 66(2): 111-7.
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IBRAHIM NI, AHMAD MS, MOHAMED ZS, SAYED MOHD ZARIS SNA, MOHAMED I, MOHAMED N, MOKHTAR SA, SHUID AN. Mortality Rate of Older Patients with Lower Body Fractures: A Follow-up Study. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(6):1179-1181.
