Updated incidence rates of fragility fractures in Italy: Extension study 2002-2008

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 54-61

  Piscitelli, Prisco ^a   Tarantino, Umberto ^b   Chitano, Giovanna ^c   Argentiero, Alberto ^c   Neglia, Cosimo ^c   Agnello, Nadia ^c   Saturnino, Luca ^b   Feola, Maurizio ^b   Celi, Monica ^b   Raho, Cecilia ^b   Distante, Alessandro ^c,d   Brandi, Maria Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ISBEM Research Centre   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractures; Hip; Humerus; Incidence; Vertebra; Wrist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 84856093962     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: 19713266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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