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| Occurrence of hip fractures and socioeconomic position | | Author(s) | W Edward Bacon, Wilbur C Hadden |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 12, no 2, May 2000 |
| Pages | pp 193-203 |
| Keywords | Fractures ; Socio-economic groups ; Economic status [elderly] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to determine hip fracture incidence in the older US White population as a function of their socioeconomic position. A sample of 5,161 White hip fracture cases aged 50+ was selected using data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS) for 1989-91. The results indicate that hip fracture incidence varies as a function of the income level of the ZIP code area where the population resides. Implications for targeting prevention programmes within local areas with low median income are discussed. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001219204 A |
| Classmark | CUF: T4: F:W: 7T |
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