Decreasing incidence and changing pattern of childhood fractures: A population-based study

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2752-2759

  Mäyränpää, Mervi K ^a   Mäkitie, Outi ^a   Kallio, Pentti E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epidemiology; Fracture; Incidence; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOT FRACTURE; FOREARM FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78649551418     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.155     Document Type: Article

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