Development and application of FRAX in the management of osteoporosis in Ireland

Archives of Osteoporosis

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages

  McGowan, B ^a   Kanis, John A ^b   Johansson, H ^b   Silke, C ^a   Whelan, B ^a  

^a Our Lady's Hospital   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture risk; FRAX; Intervention threshold; Osteoporosis; Ten year fracture probability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE RISK ASSESSMENT; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; METHODOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84882557902     PISSN: 18623522     EISSN: 18623514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11657-013-0146-z     Document Type: Article

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