Risk of osteoporotic fractures following stroke in older persons

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1341-1349

  Benzinger, P ^a   Rapp, K ^a,b   Konig H H ^c   Bleibler, F ^c   Globas, C ^d   Beyersmann, J ^b   Jaensch, A ^d   Becker, C ^b   Buchele G ^d  

^a ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fractures; Osteoporotic fracture; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; COMPLICATION; GERMANY; HIP FRACTURES; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; LOWER LIMB; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; STROKE; UPPER LIMB;

AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84928314001     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-3005-x     Document Type: Article

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