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Quantitative ultrasound and risk of fractures in elderly women.
OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence of women with risk of fractures estimated by ultrasonometry of the calcaneus (UOC) in a population of elderly women and its association with clinical risk factors. METHODS Cross-sectional study of which sample was randomly selected and submitted to a structured questionnaire about risk factors for fractures. All women underwent UOC. RESULTS We studied 168 ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0884-0431
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070331