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Table 16.

Characteristics of information available on fracture rates in the European Union

	Incidence of hip fracture		Established National Fracture Registries		Score
	Quality^a	Sample^b	Present	Data^c	Score
Austria	G	N	No^d		3
Belgium	G	N	Yes	Hip	3
Bulgaria			No		0
Cyprus			No		0
Czech Republic	G	N	No		2
Denmark	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Estonia	P	R	No		1
Finland	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
France	G	N	No^d		2
Germany	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Greece	P/F/G	R	No		1
Hungary	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Ireland	G	N	Yes	Hip	3
Italy	G	N	No^d	Hip+	2
Latvia		R	Yes	Hip+	3
Lithuania	F	R	No		1
Luxembourg			No		0
Malta	G	N	No		2
Netherlands	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Poland	F	R	No		1
Portugal	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Romania	G	N	No		2
Slovakia	G	N	Yes	Hip+	3
Slovenia	F	N	No		2
Spain	F/G	R	No^d	Hip+	1
Sweden	G	R	Yes	Hip	3
UK	G	R	Yes	Hip	3

Responses derived from questionnaire to National Societies

^aQuality: G good; F fair; P poor [2]

^bCatchment: N national; R regional

^c Hip Registration of hip fracture only. Hip+ Registration of hip and other fracture outcomes

^dRegional registers available