Is the association between hip fractures and seasonality modified by influenza vaccination? An ecological study.

Merav FraenkelM Yitshak-SadeL BeacherM CarmeliM MandelboimE SirisV Novack

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)

Under dry and warm desert climate, winter hip fracture incidence increase might be associated with influenza infection, and this effect can be negated by influenza vaccination.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
climate change
risk factors
risk assessment