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A fracture survey on osteoporotics was performed in Tottori Prefecture during the period from 1986 to 1988. The incidence of fractures of the hip, distal radius, and proximal humerus was lower among Japanese than among European or North American whites by comparing our results with those reported previously in other countries.
A retrospective case control study was performed in patients with and without hip fractures, and we concluded that hip fractures have been related to various lifestyle variables.
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Yamamoto, K., Hagino, H. & Nakamura, T. Incidence and risk factors of hip fractures in Japanese elderly women. J Bone Miner Metab 9, 14–16 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02377979
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