¿Es la etnia mapuche un factor de riesgo para padecer fractura de fémur proximal en adultos mayores?

Ethnic factors are involved in the risk for osteoporosis and hip fracture. Aim: To assess the effect of Mapuche ethnicity on the risk for hip fracture. Patients and methods: A case control study. Cases were subjects over 55 years of age admitted, during one year, for hip fracture not associated to m...

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Main Authors: Sapunar Z,Jorge, Bravo J,Paulina, Schneider C,Hermann, Jiménez M,Marcela
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2003
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003001000006
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