Hip fracture rates in South Australia: Into the next century

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-119

  Chipchase, L S ^a,c   McCaul, K ^b   Hearn, T C ^a  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b South Australian Health Commission   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hip fractures; Projections

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FORECASTING; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034012761     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01768.x     Document Type: Article

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