Frailty and fracture, disability, and falls: a multiple country study from the global longitudinal study of osteoporosis in women.

OBJECTIVES: To test whether women aged 55 and older with increasing evidence of a frailty phenotype would have greater risk of fractures, disability, and recurrent falls than women who were not frail, across geographic areas (Australia, Europe, and North America) and age groups. DESIGN: Multinationa...

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Main Authors: Tom, SE, Adachi, J, Anderson, F, Boonen, S, Chapurlat, R, Compston, J, Cooper, C, Gehlbach, S, Greenspan, S, Hooven, F, Nieves, J, Pfeilschifter, J, Roux, C, Silverman, S, Wyman, A, LaCroix, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013