Circumstances around the fall in a multinational hip fracture risk study: A diverse pattern for prevention

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 607-616

  Allander, E ^a,e   Gullberg, B ^b   Johnell, O ^c   Kanis, J A ^d   Ranstam, J ^b   Elffors, L ^a   Dilsen, G ^b   Gennari, C ^b   Lopez Vaz, A A ^b   Lyritis, G ^b   Mazzuoli, G D ^b   Miravet, L ^b   Passeri, M ^b   Perez Cano, R ^b   Rapado, A ^b   Ribot, C ^b   Dequeker, J ^f   Gonzalez, A ^g   Khaltaev, N ^h   Pluss M ^g   Loew, D ^g   Maman, M ^g   more..

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of Community Medicine ^*

^c Malmö Allmänna Sjukhus   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e WHO Collaborating Ctr Epidemiol R   (Sweden)

^f WHO Department   (Belgium)

^g Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

^h WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Disability; Falls; Hip fracture; Prevention; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032161173     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(98)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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