Osteoporotic pelvic fractures in elderly women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1304-1305

  Kannus, Pekka ^a,b   Palvanen, Mika ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Niemi, Seppo ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Epidemiology; Pelvic fracture; Time trends

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PELVIC BONES;

EID: 25844505780     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1941-1     Document Type: Letter

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