Incidence of Osteoporotic Fractures in Elderly Women and Men in Finland during 2005–2006: A Population-based Study

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 215-221

  Koski, Anna Mari ^a   Patala, A ^b   Patala, E ^c   Sund, R ^d,e,f  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Health Centre of Jyväskylä Cooperation   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distal radius fracture; Fracture incidence; Hip fracture; Low trauma fracture; Male osteoporosis; Osteoporosis; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Proximal humerus fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910086802     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: 17997267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1457496914525554     Document Type: Article

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