Incidence and mortality of hip fracture among the elderly population in South Korea: a population-based study using the National Health Insurance claims data

• Main Authors: Choi Won-Jung (Author), Moon Seong-hwan (Author), Kim Yoon (Author), Yang Kyu-hyeon (Author), Kang Hye-Young (Author), Kang Dae (Author), Park Seong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The lack of epidemiologic information on osteoporotic hip fractures hampers the development of preventive or curative measures against osteoporosis in South Korea. We conducted a population-based study to estimate the annual incidenc...