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Comparison of fracture risk calculators in elderly fallers: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Elderly patients presenting with falls are known to carry an extremely high risk of future fragility fractures. Current osteoporosis guidelines recommend using fracture risk calculators such as FRAX, QFracture or Garvan to guide management. However, they differ considerably in their input...

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Autores principales: Todorov, Georgi, Brook, Susan, Quah Qin Xian, Nicole, Von Widekind, Sophia, Freudenthal, Bernard, Comninos, Alexander N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9274535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35820750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060282