Risk factors for fractures of the wrist, shoulder and ankle: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 513-518

  Ivers, R Q ^a   Cumming, R G ^b   Mitchell, P ^c   Peduto, A J ^d  

^a Institute for Health Research   (Australia)

^b Department of Public Health and Community Medicine ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Fractures; Longitudinal studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER FRACTURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VISION DISORDERS; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 0036301067     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980200063     Document Type: Article

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