Journal article
Relation between fractures and mortality: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Fractures have largely been assessed by their impact on quality of life or health care costs. We conducted this study to evaluate the relation between fractures and mortality.
METHODS: A total of 7753 randomly selected people (2187 men and 5566 women) aged 50 years and older from across Canada participated in a 5-year observational cohort study. Incident fractures were identified on the basis of validated self-report and were …
Authors
Ioannidis G; Papaioannou A; Hopman WM; Akhtar-Danesh N; Anastassiades T; Pickard L; Kennedy CC; Prior JC; Olszynski WP; Davison KS
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 181, No. 5, pp. 265–271
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
September 1, 2009
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.081720
ISSN
0820-3946