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Use of anthropometric indicators in screening for undiagnosed vertebral fractures: A cross-sectional analysis of the Fukui Osteoporosis Cohort (FOC) study

BACKGROUND: Vertebral fractures are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture. Although often asymptomatic, each vertebral fracture increases the risk of additional fractures. Development of a safe and simple screening method is necessary to identify individuals with asymptomatic vertebral fract...

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Autores principales: Abe, Kiyoko, Tamaki, Junko, Kadowaki, Eiko, Sato, Yuho, Morita, Akemi, Komatsu, Misa, Takeuchi, Sayaka, Kajita, Etsuko, Iki, Masayuki
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2613887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19032794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-9-157