Asymptomatic morphometric vertebral fractures and its associated factors: A cross-sectional study among adults in a selected urban area in Selangor, Malaysia.
<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VF) in a selected urban population in Malaysia and to explore possible variables associated with VF in the study population.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study involving community-livin...
Main Authors: | Swan Sim Yeap, Subashini C Thambiah, Subapriya Suppiah, Salmiah Md-Said, Geeta Appannah, Intan Nureslyna Samsudin, Nurunnaim Zainuddin, Siti Yazmin Zahari-Sham, Fen Lee Hew |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255069 |
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