Fall-related factors and risk of hip fracture: The EPIDOS prospective study

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Volumn 348, Issue 9021, 1996, Pages 145-149

  Dargent Molina, P ^a   Favier, F ^a   Grandjean, H ^a   Baudoin, C ^a   Schott, A M ^a   Hausherr, E ^a   Meunier, P J ^a   Breart G ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DRUG USE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SELF REPORT; VISION; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0030594825     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)01440-7     Document Type: Article

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