Ex-smokers and risk of hip fracture.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the reversibility of the effect of smoking on hip fracture incidence rates. METHODS: A 3-year follow-up cohort study was conducted involving 35,767 adults 50 years of age or older. Of these individuals, 421 suffered a hip fracture. RESULTS: Among...

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Main Authors: Forsén, L, Bjartveit, K, Bjørndal, A, Edna, T H, Meyer, H E, Schei, B
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1508466/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9772848
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