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Hip Fracture Incidence in Nursing Home Residents and Community‐Dwelling Older People, Washington State, 1993–1995

Jonathan R. Sugarman, Frederick A. Connell, Amy C. Hansen, Steven D. Helgerson, Michael C. Jessup, Helan Lee

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2002 · 77 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

The incidence of hip fracture in nursing home residents far exceeds that in noninstitutionalized older people. Linkage of MDS and Medicare hospital claims data is a useful tool for epidemiological surveillance regarding events in nursing homes that are likely to result in hospitalization.

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