Hip fracture in Hong Kong over the last decade - A comparison with the UK

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-250

  Lau, E M C ^a   Cooper, C ^b   Fung, H ^c   Lam, D ^d   Tsang, K K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Incidence; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032854399     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/21.3.249     Document Type: Article

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