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Reduced time to surgery improves mortality and length of stay following hip fracture: results from an intervention study in a Canadian health authority
Eric Bohm, Lynda Loucks, Kristy Wittmeier, Lisa M. Lix and Luis Oppenheimer
Can J Surg August 01, 2015 58 (4) 257-263; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.017714
Eric Bohm
From the Centre For Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Wittmeier, Lix); the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Loucks); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Oppenheimer); the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba (Wittmeier); and the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (Bohm, Lix), Winnipeg, Man.
MD, MScLynda Loucks
From the Centre For Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Wittmeier, Lix); the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Loucks); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Oppenheimer); the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba (Wittmeier); and the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (Bohm, Lix), Winnipeg, Man.
PT, MScKristy Wittmeier
From the Centre For Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Wittmeier, Lix); the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Loucks); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Oppenheimer); the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba (Wittmeier); and the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (Bohm, Lix), Winnipeg, Man.
PT, PhDLisa M. Lix
From the Centre For Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Wittmeier, Lix); the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Loucks); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Oppenheimer); the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba (Wittmeier); and the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (Bohm, Lix), Winnipeg, Man.
PhDLuis Oppenheimer
From the Centre For Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Wittmeier, Lix); the Concordia Hip and Knee Institute, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Loucks); the Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (Bohm, Oppenheimer); the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba (Wittmeier); and the Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba (Bohm, Lix), Winnipeg, Man.
MD, PhD
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Reduced time to surgery improves mortality and length of stay following hip fracture: results from an intervention study in a Canadian health authority
Eric Bohm, Lynda Loucks, Kristy Wittmeier, Lisa M. Lix, Luis Oppenheimer
Can J Surg Aug 2015, 58 (4) 257-263; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.017714
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