Postdischarge rehospitalization and in-hospital mortality among Taiwanese women with hip fracture

• Main Authors: Hei-Jen Jou (Author), Ruo-Yan Siao (Author), You-Shih Tsai (Author), Yi-Tui Chen (Author), Chung-Yi Li (Author), Chu-Chieh Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To explore the factors concerning postdischarge rehospitalization and in-hospital mortality among Taiwanese women older than 50 years with hip fracture. Materials and methods: The National Health Insurance database from 2000 to 2006 was used to identity relevant cases. Women inpatients a...