Increasing rates of pelvic fractures among older adults: The Netherlands, 1986-2011

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 648-653

  Nanninga, Geraldine L ^a   de Leur, Kevin ^a   Panneman, Martien J M ^b   van der Elst, Maarten ^a   Hartholt, Klaas A ^a  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VeiligheidNL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Falls; Older adults; Older people; Pelvic fractures; The Netherlands; Trends

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUTCHMAN; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PELVIS FRACTURE; SEX RATIO; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FALLING; HIP FRACTURES; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906851733     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft212     Document Type: Article

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