| Literature DB >> 2363385 |
D Conlan1, R Korula, D Tallentire.
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The serum copper levels of 46 elderly patients with fractures of the femoral neck were assayed and found to be significantly lower than those of a group of controls matched for age and sex. These findings are consistent with nutritional copper deficiency which may contribute to the development of fractures by reducing bone strength.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2363385 DOI： 10.1093/ageing/19.3.212
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Age Ageing ISSN： 0002-0729 Impact factor: 10.668