Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 113-116 , September 2010

Factors affecting mortality of frail hip-fractured elderly patients

  • Avital Hershkovitz

      Affiliations

    • ‘Beit Rivka’ Geriatric Rehabilitation Center Day Hospital, 4 Hachamisha St, Petach Tikva 49245, Israel
    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: ‘Beit Rivka’ Geriatric Rehabilitation Center Day Hospital, 4 Hachamisha St, Petach Tikva 49245, Israel. Tel.: +972 3 937 3841; fax: +972 3 932 8118.
    • ,
  • Irena Polatov

      Affiliations

    • ‘Beit Rivka’ Geriatric Rehabilitation Center Day Hospital, 4 Hachamisha St, Petach Tikva 49245, Israel
    • ,
  • Yechayaou Beloosesky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatrics, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikvah 49100, Israel
    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
    • ,
  • Shai Brill

      Affiliations

    • ‘Beit Rivka’ Geriatric Rehabilitation Center Day Hospital, 4 Hachamisha St, Petach Tikva 49245, Israel
    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 27 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.09.003

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume 51, Issue 2 , Pages 113-116 , September 2010

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