Open AccessDiurnal and seasonal patterns in presentations with hip fracture—data from the national hip fracture database
Author(s) -
Antony Johansen,
Chris Boulton,
Jenny Neuburger
Publication year - 2016
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/afw133
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , fracture (geology) , national database , database , physical therapy , osteoporosis , geology , computer science , geotechnical engineering
we set out to examine diurnal and seasonal variation in hip fracture presentations to question their origin and to consider their implications for the organisation of health services for older people.
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