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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2017
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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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