Osteoporotic hip fractures in older adults in Ecuador 2016.

Objectives: To ascertain the incidence of hip fractures in Ecuador in 2016, to determine whether there were variations according to geographic region, residence or season of the year. Materials and methods: Epidemiological, descriptive and retrospective study. The Hospital Discharges Yearbook of Ecu...

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Published in:Journal of Osteoporosis & Mineral Metabolism / Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral (Spanish edition) Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 63 - 71
Main Authors: E., López Gavilánez, P., Chedraui, K., Guerrero Franco, D., Marriott Blum, J., Palacio Riofrío, A., Segale Bajaña
Format: Article
Published: Ibanez y Plaza Apr-Jun2018
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