Reduction of femoral fractures in long-term care facilities: the Bavarian fracture prevention study.

<h4>Background</h4>Hip fractures are a major public health burden. In industrialized countries about 20% of all femoral fractures occur in care dependent persons living in nursing care and assisted living facilities. Preventive strategies for these groups are needed as the access to medi...

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Main Authors: Clemens Becker, Ian D Cameron, Jochen Klenk, Ulrich Lindemann, Sven Heinrich, Hans-Helmut König, Kilian Rapp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21918688/pdf/?tool=EBI