Increased risk for hip fracture after death of a spouse-further support for bereavement frailty?

Osteoporos Int · 2020 · PMC7075824 · PMID 31832693

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Studying the risk of hip fracture over time in both women and men, we observed the highest risk the first 6 months after bereavement, 62% in widows and 84% in widowers, with a decreasing trend after 6 months, compared with non-bereaved individuals (Tables 2 and 3 ).

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