A comparison of hip fracture incidence rates among elderly in Sweden by latitude and sunlight exposure

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 201-206

  Nilson, Finn ^a   Moniruzzaman, Syed ^a   Andersson, Ragnar ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; epidemiology; falls; hip fractures; latitude; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATITUDE; MALE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ELDERLY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLS; HIP FRACTURES; LATITUDE; UV RADIATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84894455706     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813510794     Document Type: Article

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