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Associations between snowfall and hip fracture among adults aged 65 years and older in six cities in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
A journal article examines associations between snowfall and hip fracture among adults aged 65 and older in six cities in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters, public-health, science-and-space
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10How certain the assessment is based on the clarity and evidence in the cited reporting.
- Geographic reach
- 3/10How widely the event reaches, from a local area (1) to worldwide impact (10).
- Global importance
- 3/10The event's broader significance, from limited importance (1) to major global importance (10).
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10The scale or severity of the real-world impact, from minor (1) to extreme (10).
- Positivity
- 2/10How harmful or beneficial the event is, from strongly harmful (1) to strongly positive (10).
- Urgency
- 3/10How time-sensitive the event is, from low urgency (1) to immediate attention needed (10).
Why it matters
The study links a weather exposure (snowfall) to injury risk in an older population.
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