Is Cold Apparent Temperature Associated With the Hospitalizations for Osteoporotic Fractures in the Central Areas of Wuhan? A Time-Series Study

• Main Authors: Faxue Zhang (Author), Xupeng Zhang (Author), Guangwen Zhou (Author), Gaichan Zhao (Author), Shijie Zhu (Author), Xiaowei Zhang (Author), Nan Xiang (Author), Wei Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteoporosis is alarming problem due to aggravation of global aging, especially in China. Osteoporotic fracture (OF) is one of the most severe consequents of osteoporosis. Many previous studies found that environmental factors had adverse effects on human health. Cold temperature was associated with...