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Simply Ask Them About Their Balance—Future Fracture Risk in a Nationwide Cohort Study of Twins

The principal causal components of an osteoporotic fracture are a fall and weakened bone strength. While bone quality measures have been frequently studied, the ability of simple measures of impaired balance to predict fracture risk has received less attention. Computer-assisted telephone interviews...

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Main Authors: Wagner, Helene, Melhus, Håkan, Gedeborg, Rolf, Pedersen, Nancy L., Michaëlsson, Karl
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727259/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19064648
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwn379
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