The epidemiology of fractures of the hand and the influence of social deprivation

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-65

  Anakwe, R E ^a   Aitken, S A ^a   Cowie, J G ^a   Middleton, S D ^a   Court Brown, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Epidemiology; Hand fracture; Metacarpal; Phalangeal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANX; FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINGER PHALANGES; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METACARPAL BONES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952845988     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193410381823     Document Type: Article

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