Continuously increasing number and incidence of fall-induced, fracture- associated, spinal cord injuries in elderly persons

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 14, 2000, Pages 2145-2149

  Kannus, Pekka ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FALLING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034710225     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.14.2145     Document Type: Article

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