Heterogeneity of hip fracture: Age, race, sex, and geographic patterns of femoral neck and trochanteric fractures among the US elderly

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 677-682

  Karagas, Margaret R ^a   Lu Yao, Grace L ^a,b   Barrett, Jane A ^a   Beach, Michael L ^a   Baron, John A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

hip fracture; osteoporosis; race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FEMUR TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; ETIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE; HIP FRACTURE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OSTEOPOROSIS;

USA;

EID: 0029669695     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008800     Document Type: Article

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