Geographical variation in hip fracture incidence in a Nordic Population (Sweden) : a GIS study exploring the covariation between UV radiation and osteoporosis at different latitudes.

• Main Author: Grøtting, Åse Randi L.
• Other Authors: Tveite, Håvard
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2016
• Subjects: Hip fractures; Osteoporosis; UV radiation; Vitamin D; GIS; Latitude; VDP::Technology: 500; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400; Norway; Tromsø; Finnes
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2422428

Scandinavian women have the highest incident rates of hip fractures in the world. Osteoporosis is a contributing factor to fragility fractures, which are very costly for the society. If we could identify persons at risk of osteoporosis or find the principal causes, we could more easily find ways to...