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Disentangling the contribution of hospitals and municipalities for understanding patient level differences in one-year mortality risk after hip-fracture: A cross-classified multilevel analysis in Sweden.

Pia Kjaer KristensenRaquel Perez-VicenteGeorge LeckieSøren Paaske JohnsenJuan Merlo
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Overall in Sweden, one-year mortality after hip-fracture is rather high. However, only a minor part of the patient variation is explained by the hospital and municipality levels. Therefore, a possible intervention should be nation-wide rather than directed to specific hospitals or municipalities.
Keyphrases
  • hip fracture
  • healthcare
  • case report
  • randomized controlled trial
  • emergency department