Are annual fluctuations in hip fracture incidence dependent upon the underlying mortality rate?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 192-195

  Johnell, O ^a,b   Melton III, L J ^a   Nilsson, J A ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Malmö University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hip fracture; Incidence; Mortality; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031972418     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02672518     Document Type: Article

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