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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Emergency Department for Identifying Elderly Individuals at Risk of Hip Fracture

2021-01-27

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<h4>Background: </h4> Hip fracture (HF) is a major challenge for healthcare systems in terms of increased costs and lengths of stay, and it has been estimated that by 2050, half of the projected 6.26 million global HFs will occur in Asia. Owing to the high morbidity and mortality associated with HF in elderly individuals, it is crucial to recognize at-risk elderly patients in the ED so that special precautions and...

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ee96aa87-f5fd-557b-acf6-a588a1b71f38
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-148820/v1
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