Increasing number and incidence of osteoporotic fractures of the proximal humerus in elderly people

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7064, 1996, Pages 1051-1052

  Kannus, Pekka ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^b   Vuori, Ilkka ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS;

EID: 0029806405     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7064.1051     Document Type: Article

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