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FRAX assessment of osteoporotic fracture probability in Switzerland.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Mar 2010
Lippuner K, Johansson H, Kanis J A, Rizzoli R
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SUMMARY: A Swiss-specific FRAX model was developed. Patient profiles at increased probability of fracture beyond currently accepted reimbursement thresholds for bone mineral density (BMD) measurement by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and osteoporosis treatment were identified. INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine which constellations of clinical risk factors, alone, or combined with BMD measurement by...
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