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Is there a weekend effect after hip fracture surgery? A study of 74,410 hip fractures reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register

Andrea BouteraFaculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen; ;The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen;
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Eva DybvikThe Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen;
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Geir HallanThe Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; ;Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Jan-Erik GjertsenThe Norwegian Hip Fracture Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; ;Department of Clinical Medicine (K1), University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 63-68 | Published online: 30 Oct 2019

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