Secular increase in the incidence of hip fractures in Belgium between 1984 and 1996: Need for a concerted public health strategy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 942-946

  Reginster, Jean Yves ^a,b,c   Gillet, Pierre ^a,b   Gosset, Christiane ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Policliniques L BRULL Quai Godefroid Kurth   (Belgium)

^c WHO Collaborating Center for Public Health Aspects of Rheumatic Diseases   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age factors; Belgium (source: MeSH); Forecasting; Hip fractures epidemiology; Longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE;

AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 0034757430     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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