descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 10 Jul 2003 English Publisher:BMJJournal:BMJ, volume 327, pages 89-95 (issn: 0959-8138, eissn: 1468-5833,

Authors: Woolf, Anthony D; Åkesson, Kristina;

doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7406.89

pmid: 12855529

pmc: PMC1126451

Preventing fractures in elderly people

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Abstract

Preventing fractures in elderly people is a priority, especially as it has been predicted that in 20 years almost a quarter of people in Europe will be aged over 65. This article describes the factors contributing to fracture, interventions to prevent fracture, and the various treatments.

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Lund University
Sweden
Royal Cornwall Hospital
United Kingdom
Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust
United Kingdom

Keywords

Aged, 80 and over, Calcitonin, Diphosphonates, Patient Selection, Estrogens, Orthopaedics, Risk Assessment, Fractures, Bone, Orthopedics, Bone Density, Parathyroid Hormone, Risk Factors, Humans, Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls, Calcium, Female, Vitamin D, Life Style, Aged

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