The site-specific epidemiology of hip fracture in the Australian Capital Territory with projections for the first half of the 21st century: Implications for clinical management and health services planning

  1. AA Fisher1,
  2. MW Davis1,
  3. SE Rubenach2,
  4. DG Le Couteur3,
  5. AJ McLean4

Article first published online: 7 FEB 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00205.x

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Australasian Journal on Ageing

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volume 26, Issue 1, pages 45–51, March 2007

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Fisher, A., Davis, M., Rubenach, S., Le Couteur, D. and McLean, A. (2007), The site-specific epidemiology of hip fracture in the Australian Capital Territory with projections for the first half of the 21st century: Implications for clinical management and health services planning. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 26: 45–51. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00205.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

  2. 2

    Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Centre, ACT Health, Housing and Community Care, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

  3. 3

    Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord RG Hospital, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  4. 4

    National Ageing Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

*Correspondence to: Assistant Professor Alexander Fisher, Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Canberra Hospital. Email: alex.fisher@act.gov.au

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