International Variations in Hip Fracture Probabilities: Implications for Risk Assessment

Abstract It is recommended that intervention thresholds should be based on absolute fracture risk, but there is a large variation in hip fracture incidence from different regions of the world. The aim of this study was to examine heterogeneity of hip fracture probability in different regions from re...

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Main Authors: John А. Kanis, Olof Johnell, Chris De Laet, Bengt Jönsson, Anders Odén, Alan K. Ogelsby
Format: Artigo
Language:English
Published: 2002
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.7.1237
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.7.1237
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