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Time of admission and mortality after hip fracture: a detailed look at the weekend effect in a nationwide study of 55,211 hip fracture patients in Norway

Andreas AsheimCenter for Health Care Improvement, St Olav’s HospitalS, Trondheim, Norway;; ;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Trondheim, Norway;;
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Sara Marie NilsenCenter for Health Care Improvement, St Olav’s HospitalS, Trondheim, Norway;;
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Marlen Toch-MarquardtNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Trondheim, Norway;;
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Kjartan Sarheim AnthunNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Trondheim, Norway;; ;Department of Health Research, SINTEF Digital, Trondheim, Norway;
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Lars Gunnar JohnsenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, St Olav’s Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;; ;Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Neuromedicine, Trondheim, Norway
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Johan Håkon BjørngaardNorwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Trondheim, Norway;; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 610-614 | Received 14 Jun 2018, Accepted 06 Sep 2018, Published online: 06 Nov 2018

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