Incidence of hip fractures in the elderly: A cross-national analysis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 232-241

  Maggi, S ^a,b   Kelsey, J L ^c   Litvak, J ^b   Heyse, S P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Incidence rates; International comparison; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; HEALTH; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0026218227     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03187467     Document Type: Review

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