Epidemiological transition to mortality and refracture following an initial fracture

Epidemiological transition to mortality and refracture following an initial fracture

This study sought to redefine the concept of fracture risk that includes refracture and mortality, and to transform the risk into "skeletal age". We analysed data obtained from 3521 women and men aged 60 years and older, whose fracture incidence, mortality, and bone mineral density (BMD) h...

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Main Authors: Thao Phuong Ho-Le, Thach S Tran, Dana Bliuc, Hanh M Pham, Steven A Frost, Jacqueline R Center, John A Eisman, Tuan V Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-02-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
osteoporosis
fragility fracture
post-fracture mortality
multistate model
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/61142

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