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    Socioeconomic and living conditions are determinants of hip fracture incidence and age occurrence among community-dwelling elderly

    In this prospective, 10-year study in community-dwelling elderly aged 50 years and over, hip fracture incidence and accordingly age at hip fracture were inversely associated with the area-level income, indepen...

    E. Guilley, F. Herrmann, C.-H. Rapin, P. Hoffmeyer in Osteoporosis International (2011)

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    Reversal of the hip fracture secular trend is related to a decrease in the incidence in institution-dwelling elderly women

    In this prospective 10-year study in elderly aged 60 years and over, there was a 1.3% per year reduction in the standardized incidence of hip fracture in women but not in men. This decrease was mainly due to c...

    E. Guilley, T. Chevalley, F. Herrmann, D. Baccino in Osteoporosis International (2008)

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    Health: support provided and received in advanced old age

    While research focuses mainly on support provided to the elderly, this paper deals with the very old as a support provider to his family as much as a care recipient from both his family and a formal network. W...

    F. Armi, E. Guilley, C. J. Lalive d'Epinay in Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (2008)

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    The impact of social relationships on the maintenance of independence in advanced old age: findings of a Swiss longitudinal study

    The impact of social relationships on the maintenance of independence over periods of 12–18 months in a group of 306 octogenarians is assessed in this study. The study is based on the results of the Swilsoo (S...

    S. Pin, E. Guilley, D. Spini in Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie (2005)

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    Decay resistance against Coriolus versicolor in Sessile oak ( Quercus petraea Liebl.): analysis of the between-tree variability and correlations with extractives, tree growth and other basic wood properties

    Weight loss due to fungus Coriolus versicolor has been measured on 614 samples according to the NF EN 113 norm. Up to eight samples were cut at breast height (two opposite radii×four radial positions in heartwood...

    E. Guilley, J. P. Charpentier, N. Ayadi, G. Snakkers in Wood Science and Technology (2004)