Risk factors, falls, and fracture of the distal forearm in Manchester, UK

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 288-292

  O'Neill, T W ^a   Marsden, D ^a   Adams, J E ^a   Silman, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOREARM FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0029992168     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.3.288     Document Type: Article

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