Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: A 5-year prospective study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 699-704

  Auyeung, Tung Wai ^a,b   Lee, Jenny Shun Wah ^b   Leung, Jason ^b   Kwok, Timothy ^b   Leung, Ping Chung ^b   Woo, Jean ^b  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fractures; Height loss; Mortality; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CHINESE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77958616829     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq101     Document Type: Article

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