Hip fractures: Incidence, risk factors, energy absorption, and prevention

Bone

Volumn 18, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1996, Pages S65-S75

  Lauritzen, Jes Bruun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Falls; Hip fracture; Hip protector; Incidence; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FALLING; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NURSING HOME; PATHOGENESIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 0030043022     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00382-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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