Incidence of hip fractures among the elderly in Satakunta, Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-260

  Jaatinen, Pekka T ^a,e   Panula, J ^b   Aarnio, P ^c,d   Kivela S L ^c,d  

^a Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^b Central Hospital of Pori   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fall; Functional abilities; Hip fracture; Incidence; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEASONAL VARIATION; WALKING AID;

EID: 35148857665     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600312     Document Type: Article

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