Lower prevalence of hip fractures in foreign-born individuals than in Swedish-born individuals during the period 1987-1999

BACKGROUND: This is the first longitudinal study with a 22-year follow-up, based on a national and complete sample, to determine whether the prevalence of hip fracture and the age when it occurs are influenced by migration and by being foreign-born. Cultural background and environmental factors such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Albin, Björn, Hjelm, Katarina, Elmståhl, Sölve
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20831791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-203

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2944220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20831791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-203

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