Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Increases the Risk of Hip Fracture: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study

Hip fractures can lead to functional disability and high mortality rates among elderly patients. The aim of this study was to investigate whether chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a risk factor for hip fracture. A retrospective population-based 4-year cohort study was conducted using c...

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Autores principales: Huang, Shih-Wei, Wang, Wei-Te, Chou, Lin-Chuan, Chen, Hung-Chou, Liou, Tsan-Hon, Lin, Hui-Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4796915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26987933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23360

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4796915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26987933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep23360

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