Comment on Kanis et al.: Pitfalls in the external validation of FRAX

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 389-390

  Bolland, M J ^a   Grey, A ^a   Gamble, G ^a   Reid, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALGORITHM; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FRACTURE; FRAX MODEL; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84872341091     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-1977-y     Document Type: Letter

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