Epidemiology of minimal trauma rib fractures in the elderly

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 274-277

  Palvanen, M ^a   Kannus, P ^a   Niemi, S ^a   Parkkari, J ^a   Vuori, I ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Osteoporosis; Rib fractures; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RIB FRACTURES; RIBS;

EID: 0031883292     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900429     Document Type: Article

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