Published on in Vol 10 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/46591, first published .
Association Between Long‑Term Exposure to Air Pollution and the Rate of Mortality After Hip Fracture Surgery in Patients Older Than 60 Years: Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Association Between Long‑Term Exposure to Air Pollution and the Rate of Mortality After Hip Fracture Surgery in Patients Older Than 60 Years: Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Association Between Long‑Term Exposure to Air Pollution and the Rate of Mortality After Hip Fracture Surgery in Patients Older Than 60 Years: Nationwide Cohort Study in Taiwan

Shu-Han Chuang   1 * , MD ;   Yi-Jie Kuo   2, 3 * , MD, PhD ;   Shu-Wei Huang   4 , PhD ;   Han-Wei Zhang   5, 6, 7, 8 , PhD ;   Hsiao-Ching Peng   5 , MS ;   Yu-Pin Chen   2, 3 , MD, PhD

1 Division of General Practice, Department of Medical Education, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan

2 Department of Orthopedics, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan

3 Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

4 Department of Applied Science, National Taitung University, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan

5 MetaTrial Research Center, Biomedica Corporation, New Taipei, Taiwan

6 Program for Aging, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

7 Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan

8 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Electrical Control Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Yu-Pin Chen, MD, PhD
  • Department of Orthopedics
  • Wan Fang Hospital
  • Taipei Medical University
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