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The Effects of Nutritional Status on Outcome After Hip Fracture

Kenneth J. Koval, Stephen G. Maurer, Edward T. Su, Gina B. Aharonoff, Joseph D. Zuckerman

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma · 1999 · 257 citations · 46 references

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Abstract

Patients at risk for poor outcomes after hip fracture can be identified using relatively inexpensive laboratory tests such as albumin and total lymphocyte count.

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