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Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , January 2003

Hospital readmission of persons with hip fracture following medical rehabilitation

Kenneth J Ottenbacher
- Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-1137, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1-409-772-3001; fax: +1-409-747-1623
Pam M Smith
- National Follow-Up Services, 6500 Main Street, Suite 3, Buffalo, NY 14221, USA
Sandra B Illig
- National Follow-Up Services, 6500 Main Street, Suite 3, Buffalo, NY 14221, USA
M.Kristen Peek
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 1153, USA
Roger C Fiedler
- Graduate Studies, D'Youville College, One D'Youville Square, 320 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA
Carl V Granger
- Center for Functional Assessment Research, State University of New York at Buffalo, 232 Parker Hall, or 3435 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214, USA

Received 17 December 2001 ,Revised 19 April 2002 ,Accepted 6 June 2002.

Kaplan–Meier curves showing the probability that a patient with hip fracture who completed inpatient rehabilitation will remain free of hospital readmission as a function of days since discharge. Grap

Kaplan–Meier curves showing the probability that a patient with hip fracture who completed inpatient rehabilitation will remain free of hospital readmission as a function of days since discharge. Graphs are presented for male and female patients.
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Comparison of percent of patient rehospitalized across race/ethnicity and gender.

Comparison of percent of patient rehospitalized across race/ethnicity and gender.
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