The epidemiology of traumatic humeral shaft fractures in Taiwan

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 463-467

  Tsai, Chun Hao ^a   Fong, Yi Chin ^a   Chen, Ying Hao ^a   Hsu, Chin Jung ^a   Chang, Chia Hao ^a   Hsu, Horng Chaung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, CLOSED; FRACTURES, OPEN; HUMANS; HUMERAL FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249098135     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-008-0537-8     Document Type: Article

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