A simple score for estimating the long-term risk of fracture in patients with multiple sclerosis.

OBJECTIVE: To derive a simple score for estimating the long-term risk of osteoporotic and hip fracture in individual patients with MS. METHODS: Using the UK General Practice Research Database linked to the National Hospital Registry (1997-2008), we identified patients with incident MS (n = 5,494). T...

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Main Authors: Bazelier, M, van Staa, T, Uitdehaag, B, Cooper, C, Leufkens, H, Vestergaard, P, Bentzen, J, de Vries, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012