Epidemiology of rib fractures in older men: Osteoporotic fractures in men (MrOS) prospective cohort study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7750, 2010, Pages 798-

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a   Nielson, Carrie M ^b   Orwoll, Eric ^a,b   Bauer, Douglas C ^c   Cauley, Jane A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANDROGEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FLUORIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE; RALOXIFENE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE DERIVATIVE; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FALLING; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HAZARD RATIO; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RIB FRACTURE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; STANDING; UNITED STATES; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RIB FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950659884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1069     Document Type: Article

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