Continuously Increasing Number and Incidence of Fall-Induced, Fracture-Associated, Spinal Cord Injuries in Elderly Persons | Zendy

Pekka Kannus | Zendy; Seppo Niemi | Zendy; Mika Palvanen | Zendy; Jari Parkkari | Zendy

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Continuously Increasing Number and Incidence of Fall-Induced, Fracture-Associated, Spinal Cord Injuries in Elderly Persons

Author(s) -

Pekka Kannus,

Seppo Niemi,

Mika Palvanen,

Jari Parkkari

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.14.2145

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , spinal cord injury , osteoporosis , injury prevention , poison control , population , occupational safety and health , fall prevention , spinal cord , pediatrics , demography , physical therapy , emergency medicine , environmental health , physics , psychiatry , sociology , optics , pathology

Although osteoporosis, falls, and fractures among older adults are said to be a continuously increasing public health problem, reliable epidemiological information on their secular trends is very limited.

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