Fracture risk associated with a fall according to type of fall among the elderly

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 631-634

  Luukinen, H ^a   Herala, M ^a   Koski, K ^a   Honkanen, R ^b   Laippala, P ^c   Kivela S L ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Aged; Falls; Fractures; Kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033803259     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980070086     Document Type: Article

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