Designing an Iran FRAX Model and Defining Intervention and Assessment Thresholds for Osteoporosis

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to adopt and calibrate the fracture risk assessment algorithm FRAX® for the Iranian population and to provide the required guidance on how to apply it in clinical practice.    Methods: The age-specific ten-year probability of major osteoporoti...

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Main Authors: P Khashayar, A Keshtkar, A Ostovar, B Larijani, H Johansson, N Harvey, M Lorentzon, U Mc Closkey, J A Kanis
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-03-01
Series:مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
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Online Access:http://irje.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6865-en.html