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- Title
Hip fractures in Finland between 1970 and 1997 and predictions for the future.
- Authors
Kannus, P; Niemi, S; Parkkari, J; Palvanen, M; Vuori, I; Järvinen, M
- Abstract
Hip fractures in elderly people are common worldwide, and the predicted ageing of populations is increasing the burden of these fractures on health-care systems. However, prediction of the true increases in number of patients needing treatment requires exact knowledge of whether the number of hip fractures is rising more rapidly than can be accounted for by demographic changes alone. We aimed to make such a prediction for people aged 50 years or more in Finland.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 1999, Vol 353, Issue 9155, p802
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(98)04235-4