Incidence of Hip Fractures among Iranian Elderly Population

Hip fracture, the most dramatic complication of osteoporosis, constitutes a serious health problem of the elderly, with great socioeconomic consequences. Hip fracture epidemiology has been studied by many investigators. Until now, there are no reported studies in Iran regarding this issue. We studie...

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Hlavní autoři: A Moayyeri, A Soltani, B Larijani, F Abolhassani
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-11-01
Edice:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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On-line přístup:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/2413.pdf&manuscript_id=2413