Epidemiology of fall related forearm and wrist fractures among adults treated in US hospital emergency departments

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-36

  Orces, Carlos H ^a   Martinez, Fidel J ^a  

^a Laredo Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WRIST INJURY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 79751536515     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.026799     Document Type: Article

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