title: Excess mortality following vertebral fracture.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Melton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D015519:Bone Density; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000401:mortality*