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The aim of the project is to explore the possible causes for the high incidence of hip fractures in Norway.

Summary

Norway has among the highest incidence of hip fractures in the world. Hip fractures entail pain, loss of function, reduced life expectancy and large healthcare costs to society. The aim of the project is to explore the possible causes for the high incidence of hip fractures in Norway. This includes describing incidence of hip fractures and excess mortality after hip fracture, and to study geographic and socio-demographic variations, individual risk factors, prescription drug use, seasonal variation and time trends in hip fracture incidence and survival. The research is conducted as part of the NOREPOS collaboration, an interdisciplinary research network including the four university medical faculties in the country, in addition to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Project leader

Kristin Holvik, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Project participants

Kristin Holvik, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Brit Solvor Lyse Riska, Unknown, Unknown unit
Siri Marie Solbakken, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Trine Elisabeth Finnes, Innlandet Hospital Trust
Jesper Dahl, Infection Control and Vaccines, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Cecilie Dahl, Unknown, Unknown unit
Annette Løvheim Kleppang, Unknown, Unknown unit
Margarete Erika Maria Vollrath Torgersen, Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Maria Garcia Lopez, Unknown, Unknown unit
Kari Alvær, Unknown, Unknown unit
Ida Kalstad Landgraff, Unknown, Unknown unit
Geir Aamodt, Unknown, Unknown unit
Sven Ove Samuelsen, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ida Laake, Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Lisa Forsèn, Unknown, Unknown unit
Nina Gunnes, Oslo University Hospital
Haakon Eduard Meyer, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ingeborg Hartz, Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Hein Stigum, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Mari Hoff, Unknown, Unknown unit
Bjørn Heine Strand, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ruth Aga, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Svetlana Ondrasova Skurtveit, Mental Disorders, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Tone K Omsland, Unknown, Unknown unit
Vidar Hjellvik, Department of Chronic Diseases, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jon Marius Grasto Wickmann, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anne-Johanne Søgaard, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Annette Vogt Hauger, Unknown, Unknown unit

Start

24.06.2006

End

31.12.2030

Status

Active

Approvals

Regional committees for medical and health research ethics

Project owner/ Project manager

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Project manager

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