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2007 Validation of a 4-Item Score Predicting Hip Fracture and Mortality Risk Among Elderly Women

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Location: http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/5/1/48

Description: Annals of Family Medicine 5:48-56 (2007) Full Text
Daniel M. Albertsson, MD, Dan Mellström, MD, PhD, Christer Petersson, MD, PhD and Robert Eggertsen, MD, PhD
One in 4 Swedish women experiences a hip fracture, an event that has high concomitant morbidity and mortality. We developed and validated a clinical predictor of fracture and mortality risk, the Fracture and Mortality (FRAMO) Index.

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Author/Contact: Daniel M. Albertsson, MD
Institution: Annals of Family Medicine
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Language: English

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