Estimated prevalence of orthopaedic fractures in Taiwan - A cross-sectional study based on nationwide insurance data

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1266-1272

  Yang, Nan Ping ^a,b   Chan, Chien Lung ^c   Yu, I Liang ^b,c   Lee, Cheng Yang ^c   Chou, Pesus ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAOYUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Orthopaedic fractures; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FIBULA FRACTURE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOOT FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PATELLA FRACTURE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; SCAPULAR FRACTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TIBIA FRACTURE; ULNA FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, LIFE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149358860     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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