Hip fracture incidence among elderly Asian-American populations

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 502-509

  Lauderdale, Diane S ^a   Jacobsen, Steven J ^b   Furner, Sylvia E ^c   Levy, Paul S ^c   Brody, Jacob A ^c   Goldberg, Jack ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; Emigration and immigration; Hip fracture; Names

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0030828438     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009304     Document Type: Article

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