International comparison of hip fracture rates in 1988-89

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-75

  Bacon, W E ^a   Maggi, S ^b   Looker, A ^a   Harris, T ^c   Nair, C R ^d   Giaconi, J ^e   Honkanen, R ^f   Ho, S C ^g   Peffers, K A ^h   Torring, O ⁱ   Gass, R ^j   Gonzalez, N ^k  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d Can Center for Health Information   (Canada)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^h HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

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Author keywords

Hip fracture; Hospital discharge data; Incidence rates; International comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIP FRACTURE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 9044228407     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01626541     Document Type: Article

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