Different effects of age, adiposity and physical activity on the risk of ankle, wrist and hip fractures in postmenopausal women

While increasing age, decreasing body mass index (BMI), and physical inactivity are known to increase hip fracture risk, whether these factors have similar effects on other common fractures is not well established. We used prospectively-collected data from a large cohort to examine the role of these...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Armstrong, Miranda E.G., Cairns, Benjamin J., Banks, Emily, Green, Jane, Reeves, Gillian K., Beral, Valerie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Science 2012
Subjects:
Original Full Length Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405513/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22465850
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2012.03.014
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items