@article{ref1,
title="Hip fracture incidence among elderly Hispanics",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1998",
author="Goldberg, Jack and Brody, J. A. and Levy, P. S. and Furner, S. E. and Jacobsen, S. J. and Lauderdale, Diane S.",
volume="88",
number="8",
pages="1245-1247",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study estimated hip fracture incidence for elderly Hispanics in the United States. METHODS: A cohort of Spanish-surnamed 1992 Medicare enrollees was followed for 2 years. Hip fractures were identified by inpatient diagnostic code. RESULTS: For Hispanic women, the national age-adjusted hip fracture rate was 7.3 per 1,000 person-years; for men, the rate was 3.3. Rates varied markedly, with higher rates for the predominantly Mexican-American southwestern states than for Puerto Ricans. CONCLUSIONS: Nationally, the Hispanic population is at intermediate risk of hip fracture between Blacks and Whites, but geographic variation suggests that Mexican Americans are at higher risk than Puerto Ricans.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}