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Comparison of three tools for predicting primary osteoporosis in an elderly male population in Beijing: a cross-sectional study

PURPOSE: In this cross-sectional study, three clinical tools, the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Asians (OSTA), Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) without bone mineral density (BMD), and body mass index (BMI), for predicting primary osteoporosis (OP) were compared and ideal thresholds for o...

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Autores principales: Zhang, XiaoDong, Lin, JiSheng, Yang, Yong, Wu, Hao, Li, Yongjin, Yang, Xiuquan, Fei, Qi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5798543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29440880
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S145741