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Effect of Weekend Admission on Hip Fracture Mortality

Nicholas L. Newcomb, Marlena Urvater, Ian E. Doig, Michael Mullen and Cameron M. Cooke
Ochsner Journal March 2025, 25 (1) 2-10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0017
Nicholas L. Newcomb
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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Marlena Urvater
2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Ian E. Doig
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, NC
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Michael Mullen
2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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Cameron M. Cooke
4Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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vol. 25 no. 1 2-10
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https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.24.0017

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  1. Nicholas L. Newcomb, MD1,
  2. Marlena Urvater, BS2,
  3. Ian E. Doig, MD3,
  4. Michael Mullen, BS2 and
  5. Cameron M. Cooke, MBBS, FRACS4⇑
  1. 1Department of Orthopaedics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
  2. 2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
  3. 3Department of Emergency Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, NC
  4. 4Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
  1. Address correspondence to Cameron M. Cooke, MBBS, FRACS, Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 199 Ipswich Rd., Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia. Tel: +61 7 3176 2111. Email: cameroncooke{at}lowerlimb.com.au
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Nicholas L. Newcomb, Marlena Urvater, Ian E. Doig, Michael Mullen, Cameron M. Cooke
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