Global epidemiology of hip fractures: a study protocol using a common analytical platform among multiple countries

Introduction Hip fractures are associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Globally, there is wide variation in the incidence of hip fracture in people aged 50 years and older. Longitudinal and cross-geographical comparisons of health data can provide insights on aetiology, risk factor...

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Main Authors: Katia M C Verhamme, Kenneth K C Man, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Henrik T Sørensen, Douglas P Kiel, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Ian C K Wong, Sirpa Hartikainen, Anna-Maija Tolppanen, Amy Hai Yan Chan, Jenni Ilomäki, J Simon Bell, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Ju-Young Shin, Ganga Ganesan, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Ching-lung Cheung, Cécile Droz-Perroteau, Nobuhiro Ooba, Kiyoshi Kubota, Manju Chandran, Hongxin Zhao, Chor-Wing Sing, Sharon Bartholomew, Corina Bennett, Kebede Beyene, Pauline Bosco‐Lévy, Caroline Y Doyon, Han Eol Jeong, Jeff Lange, E Michael Lewiecki, Jiannong Liu, Mirhelen Mendes de Abreu, Nicolas Moore, James O’Kelly, Alma B Pedersen, Grace Hsin-Min Wang, Sawaeng Watcharathanakij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e047258.full