Hip fracture in elderly men: the importance of subclinical vitamin D deficiency and hypogonadism
- 1 August 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 169 (3), 138-141
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb116014.x
Abstract
Objective: To determine the major risk factors for hip fracture in elderly men. Design: Prospective recruitment, followed by analysis of clinical and biochemical variables. Patients and setting: Men ...Keywords
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