Weather and Hip fracture, a systematic review

What is it about?

Is there a link between the weather and the risk of having a hip fracture ?. In this systematic review we search and analyze the literature on the subject and found that there may be a relationship in different countries and latitudes. Nevertheless, many aspects remain to be unravel, how this relationship is embodied ?, What are the main meteorological variables involved? Is it a short-term relationship, or long term too ?? etc.

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Why is it important?

Meteorology is a continuous exposure to humans. Knowing their possible influence on our health and how it affects us can help to avoid some of the adverse effects associated to it.