Demographic Risk Factors for Fracture in First Nations People
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Demographic risk factors for fracture in First Nations people.
BACKGROUND Recently, First Nations people were shown to be at high fracture risk compared with the general population. However, factors contributing to this risk have not been examined. This analysis focusses on geographic area of residence, income level, and diabetes mellitus as possible explanatory variables since they have been implicated in the fracture rates observed in other populations. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405316