Why is the age-standardized incidence of low-trauma fractures rising in many elderly populations?

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1363-1367

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Heinonen, Ari ^a   Sievänen, Harri ^a   Järvinen, Teppo ^b   Khan, Karim ^c   Järvinen, Markku ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly people; Falls; Fractures; Osteoporosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CONTUSION; FALLING; FINLAND; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; JOINT DISLOCATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; AGED; ARTICLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FINLAND; FRACTURES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 0035992610     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.8.1363     Document Type: Review

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