The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women.

The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women.

UNLABELLED: BMD and clinical risk factors predict hip and other osteoporotic fractures. The combination of clinical risk factors and BMD provide higher specificity and sensitivity than either alone. INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESES: To develop a risk assessment tool based on clinical risk factors (CRFs)...

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Main Authors: Kanis, J, Oden, A, Johnell, O, Johansson, H, De Laet, C, Brown, J, Burckhardt, P, Cooper, C, Christiansen, C, Cummings, S, Eisman, J, Fujiwara, S, Glüer, C, Goltzman, D, Hans, D, Krieg, M, La Croix, A, McCloskey, E, Mellstrom, D, Melton, L, Pols, H, Reeve, J, Sanders, K, Schott, A, Silman, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007

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