Visual field loss and risk of fractures in older women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1825-1832

  Coleman, Anne L ^a,b   Cummings, Steven R ^c   Ensrud, Kristine E ^b,d,i   Yu, Fei ^a,b,e   Gutierrez, Peter ^b   Stone, Katie L ^f   Cauley, Jane A ^g   Pedula, Kathryn L ^g   Hochberg, Marc C ^h   Mangione, Carol M ^b,e  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Visual acuity; Visual field loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 70350398093     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02432.x     Document Type: Article

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