Journal article
Comparative trends in incident fracture rates for all long-term care and community-dwelling seniors in Ontario, Canada, 2002–2012
Abstract
In this population-based study, we compared incident fracture rates in long-term care (LTC) versus community seniors between 2002 and 2012. Hip fracture rates declined more rapidly in LTC than in the community. An excess burden of fractures occurred in LTC for hip, pelvis, and humerus fractures in men and hip fractures only in women.IntroductionThis study compares trends in incident fracture rates between long-term care (LTC) and …
Authors
Papaioannou A; Kennedy CC; Ioannidis G; Cameron C; Croxford R; Adachi JD; Mursleen S; Jaglal S
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 887–897
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
3 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00198-015-3477-3
ISSN
0937-941X