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Abstract
Falls are a major concern in terms of fracture risk. Although awareness rising for the absence of falls in the FRAX algorithm, our study only identified the independent predictive role of previous recurrent falls and their better conjunction use with FRAX for major osteoporotic fracture prediction in older Chinese men.Entities:
Keywords: FRAX; Falls; Major osteoporotic fractures; Risk prediction
Year: 2018 PMID: 29651509 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4373-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Osteoporos Int ISSN: 0937-941X Impact factor: 4.507