Population-based prospective study on the incidence of osteoporosis-associated fractures in a German population of 200 413 inhabitants | Zendy

K. Bäßgen | Zendy; Thomas Westphal | Zendy; Patrick Haar | Zendy; Guenther Kundt | Zendy; Thomas Mittlmeier | Zendy; HansChristof Schober | Zendy

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Population-based prospective study on the incidence of osteoporosis-associated fractures in a German population of 200 413 inhabitants

Author(s) -

K. Bäßgen,

Thomas Westphal,

Patrick Haar,

Guenther Kundt,

Thomas Mittlmeier,

HansChristof Schober

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fds076

Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , german , german population , osteoporosis , medicine , epidemiology , population , prospective cohort study , environmental health , demography , geography , surgery , archaeology , sociology , physics , optics

A limited body of data is available with regard to the incidence of osteoporotic fractures in Germany. Most of the data published thus far have been derived from hospital records or health insurance settlements. The aim of the present study was to prospectively register four types of fractures in an urban population. The data we obtained were compared with the results of retrospective analysis procedures in order to determine the differences and underlying errors.

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