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What Accounts for Rib Fractures in Older Adults?

To address the epidemiology of rib fractures, an age- and sex-stratified random sample of 699 Rochester, Minnesota, adults age 21–93 years was followed in a long-term prospective study. Bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed at baseline, and fractures were ascertained by periodic interview and medi...

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Autores principales: Wuermser, Lisa-Ann, Achenbach, Sara J., Amin, Shreyasee, Khosla, Sundeep, Melton, L. Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3199083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028986
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/457591