Daylight savings time transition and the incidence of femur fractures in the older population: a nationwide registry-based study

Background Daylight Savings Time (DST) transition is known to cause sleep disruption, and thus may increase the incidence of injuries and accidents during the week following the transition. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of femur fractures after DST transition. Methods We conducte...

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Main Authors: Ville Ponkilainen, Topias Koukkula, Mikko Uimonen, Ville M. Mattila, Ilari Kuitunen, Aleksi Reito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13672.pdf