Quantitative ultrasound predicts hip and non-spine fracture in men: the MrOS study
โ Scribed by D. C. Bauer; S. K. Ewing; J. A. Cauley; K. E. Ensrud; S. R. Cummings; E. S. Orwoll; Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Research Group
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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Low body mass index (BMI) is a risk factor for fracture, but little is known about the association between high BMI and fracture risk. We evaluated the association between BMI and fracture in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS), a cohort of 5995 US men 65 years of age and older. Standardi
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