Ethnic and geographic variations in the epidemiology of childhood fractures in the United Kingdom

Rebecca J. Moon; Nicholas C. Harvey; Elizabeth M. Curtis; Frank de Vries; Tjeerd van Staa; Cyrus Cooper

doi:10.1016/j.bone.2016.01.015

Ethnic and geographic variations in the epidemiology of childhood fractures in the United Kingdom

Rebecca J. Moon, Nicholas C. Harvey, Elizabeth M. Curtis, Frank de Vries, Tjeerd van Staa, Cyrus Cooper^*

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Abstract

Background: Fractures are common in childhood, and there is considerable variation in the reported incidence across European countries, but few data relating to ethnic and geographic differences within a single country. We therefore aimed to determine the incidence of childhood fractures in the United Kingdom (UK), and to describe age-, ethnicity- and region- specific variations. Methods: The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) contains anonymised electronic health records for approximately 7% of the UK population. The occurrence of a fracture between 1988 and 2012 was determined from the CPRD for all individuals

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-14
Journal	Bone
Volume	85
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.01.015
Publication status	Published - Apr 2016

Keywords

Fracture
Children
Epidemiology
Osteoporosis
Ethnicity
CPRD

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