Hip fracture incidence in relation to age, menopausal status, and age at menopause: prospective analysis.

Hip fracture incidence in relation to age, menopausal status, and age at menopause: prospective analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Bone mineral density is known to decrease rapidly after the menopause. There is limited evidence about the separate contributions of a woman's age, menopausal status and age at menopause to the incidence of hip fracture.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Ove...

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Main Authors: Emily Banks, Gillian K Reeves, Valerie Beral, Angela Balkwill, Bette Liu, Andrew Roddam, Million Women Study Collaborators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000181&type=printable
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