Occupation and risk of hip fracture

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 428-433

  Suen, Kwai Ping ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

hip fracture; occupation; physical activity; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE STRENGTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SOCIAL CLASS; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032428412     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024798     Document Type: Article

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