Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 223, Issue 2 , Pages 107-112 , 30 August 2004

Risk factors for hip fracture among elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease

  • Yoshihiro Sato

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurology, Mitate Hospital, 3237 Yugeta, Tagawa 826-0041, Japan. Tel.: +81-947-44-0924; fax: +81-947-46-3090.
    • Department of Neurology, Mitate Hospital, 3237 Yugeta, Tagawa 826-0041, Japan
    • Department of Neurology, Futase Social Insurance Hospital, Iizuka 820-0054, Japan
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  • Tomohiro Kanoko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
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  • Kei Satoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Biology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
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  • Jun Iwamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sport Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan

Received 7 November 2003 ,Revised 26 February 2004 ,Accepted 10 March 2004.

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PII: S0022-510X(04)00165-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.03.033

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 223, Issue 2 , Pages 107-112 , 30 August 2004

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