Hip fractures among older people: Do marital status and type of residence matter?

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-201

  Hokby A ^a   Reimers, A ^a   Laflamme, L ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fall injuries; Hip fracture; Living conditions; Older people; Social status; Type of residence

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; INJURY; MARRIAGE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN;

STOCKHOLM COUNTY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0242584467     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00033-7     Document Type: Article

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