A population-based study on the association between dementia and hip fractures in 85-year olds

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-196

  Johansson, C ^a,b   Skoog, I ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vasa Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; bone density; hip fracture; psychotropic drugs; vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0029763549     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339676     Document Type: Article

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