Hip fracture risk in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis: a population-based study using English and Danish data

Background & aims: Cirrhosis is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures. However, little is known of the actual risk of hip fractures in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Using linked primary and secondary care data from the English and Danish nationwide registries, we quantified the hip f...

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Main Authors: Otete, Harmony E., Deleuran, T., Fleming, Kate M., Card, Timothy R., Aithal, Guruprasad P., Jepsen, P., West, Joe
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50948/