Continuous decline in incidence of hip fracture: Nationwide statistics from Finland between 1970 and 2010

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1599-1603

  Korhonen, N ^a,b   Niemi, S ^a   Parkkari, J ^a   Sievanen H ^a   Palvanen, M ^a   Kannus, P ^a,c  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly adults; Epidemiology; Hip fracture; Incidence; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84885019413     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2190-8     Document Type: Article

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