Number, incidence, and projections of distal forearm fractures admitted to hospital in australia

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-93

  Wigg, Alison E R ^a   Hearn, Trevor C ^a   McCaul, Kieran A ^b   Anderton, Sonia M ^a   Wells, Vanessa M ^a   Krishnan, Jeganath ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Distal forearm fractures; Incidence; Projections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ARM INJURY; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037771221     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000038544.45839.3D     Document Type: Article

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