Identification of incident fractures: The Geelong osteoporosis study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-206

  Pasco, J A ^a   Henry, M J ^b   Gaudry, T M ^b   Nicholson, G G ^b   Kotowicz, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fracture ascertainment; Hip fracture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CODING; RADIOLOGY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0032901943     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb00684.x     Document Type: Article

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