Prevalence of vertebral fractures in women and men in the population-based Tromsø Study
Abstract Background Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are, as the hip fractures, associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Norway has one of the highest reported incidences of hip fractures in the world. Because of methodological challenges, vertebral fractures are not extensively studied. T...
Published in: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-13-3 https://doaj.org/article/f1f75d74924b4f8687d24a69058be41b |