Predictive Value of Low BMD for 1-Year Fracture Outcomes Is Similar for Postmenopausal Women Ages 50-64 and 65 and Older: Results From the National Osteoporosis Risk Assessment (NORA)
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- 1 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 19 (8) , 1215-1220
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.040508
Abstract
The relationship of low bone mass and fracture in younger postmenopausal women has not been extensively studied. In a large cohort of postmenopausal women ≥50 years of age, we found the relationship ...Keywords
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