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FRAX provides robust fracture prediction regardless of socioeconomic status

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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Sharon Brennan-OlsenSharon Brennan-Olsen, W Leslie, L Lix, H Johansson, A Oden, E McCloskey, J Kanis
The authors investigated the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) Canada calibration and discrimination according to income quintile in 51,327 Canadian women, with and without a competing mortality framework. The data shows that, under a competing mortality framework, FRAX provides robust fracture prediction and calibration regardless of socioeconomic status (SES).

History

Journal

Osteoporosis international

Volume

25

Issue

1

Pagination

61 - 69

Publisher

Springer UK

Location

London, England

ISSN

0937-941X

eISSN

1433-2965

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, Springer