Epidemiological survey of the feasibility of broadband ultrasound attenuation measured using calcaneal quantitative ultrasound to predict the incidence of falls in the middle aged and elderly

OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS-C) is a feasible tool for predicting the incidence of falls. DESIGN: Prospective epidemiological cohort study. SETTING: Community-dwelling people sampled in central western Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: A cohort of community-dwelling...

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Autores principales: Ou, Ling-Chun, Chang, Yin-Fan, Chang, Chin-Sung, Chiu, Ching-Ju, Chao, Ting-Hsing, Sun, Zih-Jie, Lin, Ruey-Mo, Wu, Chih-Hsing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
Materias:
Geriatric Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5223632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28069623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013420

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5223632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28069623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013420

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