Epidemiological characteristics and causes of proximal femoral fractures among the elderly;Características epidemiológicas e causas da fratura do terço proximal do fêmur em idosos

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 660-667

  Neto, José Soares Hungria ^a   Dias, Caio Roncon ^a   De Almeida, José Daniel Bula ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS DA SANTA CASA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Epidemiology; Femoral fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860473666     PISSN: 01023616     EISSN: 19824378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-36162011000600007     Document Type: Article

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