Open AccessThe Risk of Fracture Following Hospitalization in Older Women and Men
Author(s) -
R. L. Gardner,
Frederick Harris,
E. Vittinghoff,
Steven R. Cummings
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.168.15.1671
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , hazard ratio , confidence interval , confounding , prospective cohort study , cohort study , proportional hazards model , osteoporosis , relative risk
Hospitalization may cause bone loss and decrease physical function; however, the risk of fracture following hospitalization is not known.
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