The changing picture of hip fractures: Dramatic change in age distribution and no change in age-adjusted incidence within 10 years in Central Finland

Bone

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-259

  Huusko, T M ^a   Karppi, P ^a   Avikainen, V ^b   Kautiainen, H ^b   Sulkava, R ^c  

^a Central Hospital   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Hip fractures; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033104166     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8756-3282(98)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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