Ethnic differences between Asians and Caucasians in the incidence of osteoporotic fractures: A review

Acta Medica et Biologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 63-66

  Ishikawa, Miki ^a   Nakamura, Kazutoshi ^b   Tamura, Takehiro ^a   Akiyama, Sayaka ^a   Tsuchiya, Yasuo ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asians; Caucasians; Ethnicity; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPANESE; REVIEW; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 33846071209     PISSN: 05677734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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