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- Title
Urban-rural differences in distal forearm fractures: Cohort Norway.
- Authors
Søgaard, A J; Gustad, T K; Bjertness, E; Tell, G S; Schei, B; Emaus, N; Meyer, H E; Norwegian Epidemiological Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) Research Group
- Abstract
The prevalence of forearm fractures increased with increasing degree of urbanization for both genders in the population-based study "Cohort Norway" with more than 180,000 participants. The differences were not explained by available risk factors. Prospective studies with information on bone mineral density and falls are warranted.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2007, Vol 18, Issue 8, p1063
- ISSN
0937-941X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-007-0353-9