Prevalence of vertebral fracture in Asian men and women: Comparison between Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and Japan

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 523-531

  Kwok, A W L ^a   Leung, J C S ^a   Chan, A Y H ^a   Au, B S K ^a   Lau, E M C ^b   Yurianto, H ^c   Yuktanandana, P ^d   Yoshimura, N ^e   Muraki, S ^e   Oka, H ^e   Akune, T ^e   Leung, P C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Center for Clinical and Basic Research   (China)

^c HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Elderly; Quality of life; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH RISK; MALE; OCCUPATION; OSTEOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CATARACT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HIP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDONESIA; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 12; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THAILAND; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

CHINA; HONG KONG; INDONESIA; JAPAN; THAILAND;

EID: 84862183380     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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