Individuals with neurological diseases are at increased risk of fractures within 180 days of admission to long-term care in Ontario | Zendy

Micaela Jantzi | Zendy; Amy C. Maher | Zendy; George Ioannidis | Zendy; John P. Hirdes | Zendy; Lora Giangregorio | Zendy; Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου | Zendy

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Individuals with neurological diseases are at increased risk of fractures within 180 days of admission to long-term care in Ontario

Author(s) -

Micaela Jantzi,

Amy C. Maher,

George Ioannidis,

John P. Hirdes,

Lora Giangregorio,

Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu156

Subject(s) - medicine , long term care , term (time) , pediatrics , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , quantum mechanics , physics

Individuals residing in long-term care (LTC) are more likely to have a fragility fracture than community-dwelling seniors. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the presence of neurological diseases was associated with an increased risk of fracture within 180 days of admission to LTC.

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