Cardiovascular biomarkers and risk of low-energy fractures among middle-aged men and women-A population-based study.

BACKGROUND:Low-energy fractures are a growing health challenge as their incidence increases with advancing age. As cardiovascular instability may be associated with higher likelihood of traumatic falls, we aimed to investigate the associations between four cardiovascular biomarkers and the risk of l...

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Main Authors: Maria Härstedt, Anna Holmberg, Cecilia Rogmark, Richard Sutton, Olle Melander, Viktor Hamrefors, Artur Fedorowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6138405?pdf=render