Access by elderly patients with hip fractures to public hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Public Health. 2007 Jul;121(7):525-8. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.01.004. Epub 2007 Mar 2.

Authors

L S Costa¹, R M V R Almeida, R S Pinheiro

Affiliation

¹ Biomedical Engineering Programme, COPPE, Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68510 Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972, Brazil.

PMID: 17336351
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.01.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Brazil
Female
Geographic Information Systems*
Health Services Accessibility*
Hip Fractures / therapy*
Hospital Bed Capacity
Hospitals, Public*
Humans
Male
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors