FRACTURES OF THE HIP AND DISTAL FOREARM IN WEST AFRICA AND THE UNITED-KINGDOM

被引:58
作者
ADEBAJO, AO
COOPER, C
EVANS, JG
机构
[1] RADCLIFFE INFIRM,NUFFIELD DEPT CLIN MED,DIV GERIATR MED,OXFORD OX2 6HE,ENGLAND
[2] BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRM & GEN HOSP,RHEUMATOL UNIT,BRISTOL BS2 8HW,AVON,ENGLAND
关键词
D O I
10.1093/ageing/20.6.435
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Comparison of age- and sex-specific incidence rates of fractures of the proximal femur and the distal forearm showed significantly lower rates in Ibadan than in two urban centres in England, with risk ratio of up to 20. In the Ibadan data no evidence of higher rates in women or of a prominent age-associated increase in rates was observed.
引用
收藏
页码:435 / 438
页数:4
相关论文
共 23 条