Clinical risk factors, bone density and fall history in the prediction of incident fracture among men and women

The FRAX(tr) algorithm uses clinical risk factors (CRF) and bone mineral density (BMD) to predict fracture risk but does not include falls history in the calculation. Using results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, we examined the relative contributions of CRFs, BMD and falls history to fracture...

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Main Authors: Edwards, M.H (Author), Jameson, K. (Author), Denison, H.J (Author), Harvey, N.C (Author), Sayer, A. Aihie (Author), Dennison, E.M (Author), Cooper, C. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2013-02.
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