Epidemiological study of hip fracture in Beijing, China
β Scribed by Weibo Xia; Shuqin He; Aimin Liu; Ling Xu
- Book ID
- 116320689
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-3282
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## Abstract The ageβspecific rates of hip fractures have been declining in most countries in the West but a few studies suggest that the rates might be increasing in areas of Asia that are undergoing urbanization. We previously conducted a populationβbased study of hip fracture rates in Beijing, Ch
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