Wrist fracture as a predictor of future fractures in younger versus older postmenopausal women: Results from the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (NORA)

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 607-613

  Barrett Connor, E ^a   Sajjan, S G ^b   Siris, E S ^c   Miller, P D ^d   Chen, Y T ^b   Markson, L E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic fracture; Postmenopausal women; Wrist fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 43149104354     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0508-8     Document Type: Article

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