Fractures in the elderly: Epidemiology and demography

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-179

  De Laet, Chris E D H ^a,b   Pols, Huibert A P ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colles' fracture; Forecasting; Fractures; Hip fractures; Incidence; Men; Osteoporosis; Spinal fractures; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; COLLES FRACTURE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 0033763934     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beem.2000.0067     Document Type: Article

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