Does a fracture at one site predict later fractures at other sites? A British cohort study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 624-629

  Van Staa, T P ^a,b,c   Leufkens, H G M ^b   Cooper, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fracture risk; Fractures; Osteoporosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBIA FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0036342982     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980200084     Document Type: Article

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