Failure to perceive increased risk of fracture in women 55 years and older: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW)

SUMMARY: We compared self-perception of fracture risk with actual risk among 60,393 postmenopausal women aged ≥55 years, using data from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Most postmenopausal women with risk factors failed to appreciate their actual risk for fracture. Imp...

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Autores principales: Siris, E. S., Gehlbach, S., Adachi, J. D., Boonen, S., Chapurlat, R. D., Compston, J. E., Cooper, C., Delmas, P., Díez-Pérez, A., Hooven, F. H., LaCroix, A. Z., Netelenbos, J. C., Pfeilschifter, J., Rossini, M., Roux, C., Saag, K. G., Sambrook, P., Silverman, S., Watts, N. B., Wyman, A., Greenspan, S. L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20358360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1211-8

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