One-year mortality among elderly people after hospitalization due to fall-related fractures: comparison with a control group of matched elderly Mortalidade em um ano de idosos após hospitalização por fratura decorrente de queda: comparação com idosos pareados da população

• Главные авторы: Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho (Автор), Katia Vergetti Bloch (Автор), Claudia Medina Coeli (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Fall-related fractures among the elderly represent an important public health problem. Severe fractures have been related to increased risk of death. In order to investigate the mortality profile of elderly individuals with severe fractures, 250 patients aged 60 years and over, hospitalized due to f...