Epidemiology of hip fracture in Iran: Results from the Iranian Multicenter Study on Accidental Injuries

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1252-1257

  Moayyeri, A ^a   Soltani, A ^a   Larijani, B ^a   Naghavi, M ^b   Alaeddini, F ^b   Abolhassani, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hip fracture; Incidence; Iran; Middle East; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 33745700815     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0105-2     Document Type: Article

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