Comment on Kanis et al.: The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women (original) (raw)

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Moayyeri, A. Comment on Kanis et al.: The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women.Osteoporos Int 19, 591–592 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0528-4

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