Fracture incidence in England and Wales: A study based on the population of Cardiff

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 655-660

  Johansen, Antony ^a   Evans, Rupert J ^a   Stone, Mike D ^a   Richmond, Peter W ^a   Lo, Su Vui ^a   Woodhouse, Ken W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALES;

EID: 17444445118     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00144-7     Document Type: Article

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