Metabolic bone disease risk factors strongly contributing to long bone and rib fractures during early infancy: A population register study.

BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of fractures in infancy, overall and by type of fracture, its association with accidents, metabolic bone disease risk factors, and abuse diagnosis. METHODS:The design was a population-based register study in Sweden. Participants: Children...

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Main Authors: Ulf Högberg, Jacob Andersson, Göran Högberg, Ingemar Thiblin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208033