Bone density and risk of hip fracture in men and women: Cross sectional analysis

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7102, 1997, Pages 221-225

  De Laet, Chris E D H ^a   Van Hout, Ben A ^c   Burger, Huibert ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a,b   Pols, Huibert A P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030786934     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7102.221     Document Type: Article

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