Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (Helsefak) "Waterloo, Svanhild Haugnes"
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Vertebral fractures: Prevalence, risk factors, and health-related quality of life. A cross-sectional study The Tromsø study 2007/2008
Waterloo, Svanhild Haugnes (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2013-11-08)Summary Background: Osteoporotic fractures constitute a major health burden in western societies. Forearm, vertebral-, and hip fractures are the most common types. Norway has the highest reported prevalence of forearm- and hip fractures. Little data has been available concerning vertebral fractures, although these, together with the hip fractures, are associated with increased morbidity ...