Fracture risk among First Nations people: a retrospective matched cohort study
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Fracture risk among First Nations people: a retrospective matched cohort study.
BACKGROUND Canadian First Nations people have unique cultural, socioeconomic and health-related factors that may affect fracture rates. We sought to determine the overall and site-specific fracture rates of First Nations people compared with non-First Nations people. METHODS We studied fracture rates among First Nations people aged 20 years and older (n = 32 692) using the Manitoba administra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1031624