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Lower risk of hip fractures among Swedish women with large hips?

SUMMARY: In women, a large hip circumference (HC) related to lower hip fracture risk, independent of age and regardless if HC was measured long before or closer to the fracture. In older women, body mass index (BMI) explained the protection. INTRODUCTION: In postmenopausal women, HC has been suggest...

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Autores principales: Klingberg, S., Mehlig, K., Sundh, V., Heitmann, B. L., Lissner, L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5854726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29374771
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4363-y