Nationwide decline in incidence of hip fracture

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1836-1838

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

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly adults; Epidemiology; Hip fracture; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WEIGHT CHANGE;

AGED; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33845203103     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.060815     Document Type: Article

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