Missed opportunities for prevention of hip fracture in older patients

Missed opportunities for prevention of hip fracture in older patients

Background/Aim. Osteoporotic fractures are a major cause of morbidity in the population. Therefore, fracture prevention strategies should be a major concern, and one of the priorities in the primary health care system. The aim of the study was to assess fracture and fall risk factors, and fractur...

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Main Authors: Dubljanin-Raspopović Emilija, Denić-Marković Ljiljana, Tulić Goran, Grajić Mirko, Tomanović Sanja, Kadija Marko, Bumbaširević Marko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2012-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
osteoporosis
therapeutics
aged
hip fractures
risk factors
risk assessment
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2012/0042-84501205420D.pdf
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