Hip fractures among the elderly in a Swedish urban setting: Different perspectives on the significance of country of birth

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-16

  Furugren, Lena ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Country of birth; differential susceptibility; elderly; fall injuries; hip fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847302439     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600733925     Document Type: Article

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