Bone density variation and its effects on risk of vertebral deformity in men and women studied in thirteen European centers: the EVOS Study.

In Europe there is a 3-fold variation, according to geographical center, in risk of vertebral deformity in men and women over the age of 50. We investigated the relationship between bone density, as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) of the spine and hip and prevalent vertebral defo...

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Main Authors: Lunt, M, Felsenberg, D, Reeve, J, Benevolenskaya, L, Cannata, J, Dequeker, J, Dodenhof, C, Falch, J, Masaryk, P, Pols, H, Poor, G, Reid, D, Scheidt-Nave, C, Weber, K, Varlow, J, Kanis, J, O'Neill, T, Silman, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997