The association between graded physical activity in postmenopausal British women, and the prevalence and incidence of hip and wrist fractures

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 565-574

  Gregson, Celia L ^a   Carson, Claire ^b   Amuzu, Antoinette ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Fracture; Hip; Physical activity; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 77955998248     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq068     Document Type: Article

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