Open AccessDiet, smoking and anthropometric indices and postmenopausal bone fractures: a prospective study
Author(s) -
Ikuko Kato,
Paolo Toniolo,
Anne ZeleniuchJacquotte,
Roy E. Shore,
Karen L. Koenig,
Alan A. Arslan,
Elio Ríboli
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.1.85
Subject(s) - anthropometry , medicine , prospective cohort study , osteoporosis
Bone fractures are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among the elderly in the US. The present study assesses the possible role of a number of risk factors for postmenopausal bone fractures.
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