The association between urban or rural locality and hip fracture in community-based adults : a systematic review Brennan, Sharon L., Pasco, Julie A., Urquhart, Donna M., Oldenburg, Brian, Hanna, Fahad S. and Wluka, Anita E. 2010, The association between urban or rural locality and hip fracture in community-based adults : a systematic review, Journal of epidemiology and community health, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 656-665, doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.085738. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The association between urban or rural locality and hip fracture in community-based adults : a systematic review Author(s) Brennan, Sharon L. orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-5401 Pasco, Julie A. orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-4714 Urquhart, Donna M. Oldenburg, Brian Hanna, Fahad S. Wluka, Anita E. Journal name Journal of epidemiology and community health Volume number 64 Issue number 8 Start page 656 End page 665 Total pages 10 Publisher BMJ Publishing Place of publication London, England Publication date 2010-08 ISSN 0143-005X 1470-2738 Keyword(s) health monitoring health risk health status Summary Urban or rural locality has been suggested to influence musculoskeletal health, with lower bone mineral density (BMD) and greater prevalence of fracture identified in urban residents. A computer-aided search of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO, January 1966 to November 2007 was conducted to identify studies investigating the relationship between urban or rural locality and the occurrence of hip fracture. The methodological quality of studies was assessed, and a best-evidence synthesis was used to summarise the results. Fourteen cohort studies and one case-control study were identified for inclusion in this review, indicating a lack of literature in the field. Best-evidence analysis identified moderate evidence for residents of rural regions to have lower risk of hip fracture compared to urban residents. Examining principal mechanisms for the observed relationship between urban/rural locality and hip fracture, such as factors at the person or area level, may help to identify modifiable risk factors and inform appropriate prevention strategies. Language eng DOI 10.1136/jech.2008.085738 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, BMJ Publishing Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30042766 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Mar 2012, 10:32:43 EST Mon, 02 Jul 2012, 15:44:14 EST Mon, 02 Jul 2012, 15:49:04 EST Wed, 18 Jul 2012, 17:06:16 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 13:04:44 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:40:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 30 times in TR Web of Science Cited 32 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 629 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 01 Mar 2012, 10:32:43 EST