Long-term trends in the incidence of distal forearm fractures

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-348

  Melton III, L J ^a   Amadio, P C ^a   Crowson, C S ^a   O'Fallon, W M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal foream (wrist) fracture; Epidemiology; Incidence; Osteoporosis; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OSTEOPOROSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0031705366     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050073     Document Type: Article

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