Body Measurements, Bone Mass, and Fractures

Autor:	Shuk Ching Ho
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Hip fracture Injury control business.industry Accident prevention Incidence (epidemiology) Population Poison control General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine education business Demography Bone mass
Zdroj:	Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 323:75-80
ISSN:	0009-921X
Popis:	There are population differences in hip fractures between the East and West. The hip fracture incidence in Asians is approximately 40% to 50% of that in whites in the United States. There also are differences in body measurements and bone mass between the population groups. This article discusses the role of body measurements in relation to bone mass and bone loss at different stages of life and interrelationship of these variables with fracture risks. Language: en
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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