Journal of clinical epidemiology
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Multicenter Study
A selection strategy was developed for fracture reduction programs in frail older people.
The aims of this study were to develop and evaluate a simple index for assessing the risk of fractures after a fall and to propose a selection strategy for identifying elderly individuals at high risk of both falls and fall-related fractures. ⋯ The index could help rationalize fracture prevention programs for frail older people.
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To examine whether the prestige of a journal, measured by its impact factor, influences the numbers of citations obtained by published articles, independently of their scientific merit. ⋯ The prominence of the journal where an article is published, measured by its impact factor, influences the number of citations that the article will gather over time. Citation counts are not purely a reflection of scientific merit.