Validity of self-report of fractures: Results from a prospective study in men and women across Europe

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 248-254

  Ismail, A A ^a   O'Neill, T W ^a   Cockerill, W ^a   Finn, J D ^a   Cannata, J B ^a,c   Hoszowski, K ^a,c   Johnell, O ^a   Matthis, C ^a   Raspe, H ^a,c   Raspe, A ^a   Reeve, J ^a   Silman, Alan J ^a,b   Weber, K ^c   Dequeker, J ^c   Jajic, I ^c   Havelka, S ^c   Stephan, J ^c   Masaryk, P ^c   Delmas, P D ^c   Marchand, F ^c   Felsenberg, D ^c   Banzer, D ^c   Reisinger, W ^c   Schatz, H ^c   Kragl, G ^c   Scheidt Nave, C ^c   Abendroth, K ^c   Felsch, B ^c   Lyritis, G ^c   Dretakis, E ^c   Poor, G ^c   Gennari, C ^c   Lips, P ^c   Pols, H A P ^c   Falch, J A ^c   Miazgowski, T ^c   Lorenc, R ^c   Bruges Armas, J ^c   Lopez Vaz, A ^c   Benevolenskaya, L I ^c   Ershova, O ^c   Rapado, A ^c   Perez Cano, R ^c   Galan Galan, F ^c   Kroger H ^c   Dilsen, G ^c   Reid, D M ^c   Bhalla, A K ^c   Woolf, A D ^c   more..

^a ARC Epidemiology Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fracture; Manikin; Osteoporosis; Questionnaire; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY FILM;

AGED; EUROPE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034002439     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050288     Document Type: Article

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