Is lower income associated with an increased likelihood of qualification for treatment for osteoporosis in Canadian women? Brennan, Sharon L., Leslie, W. D. and Lix, L. M. 2014, Is lower income associated with an increased likelihood of qualification for treatment for osteoporosis in Canadian women?, Osteoporosis international, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 273-279, doi: 10.1007/s00198-013-2467-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Is lower income associated with an increased likelihood of qualification for treatment for osteoporosis in Canadian women? Author(s) Brennan, Sharon L. orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-5401 Leslie, W. D. Lix, L. M. Journal name Osteoporosis international Volume number 25 Issue number 1 Start page 273 End page 279 Total pages 7 Publisher Springer UK Place of publication London, England Publication date 2014-01 ISSN 0937-941X 1433-2965 Keyword(s) disadvantage FRAX income osteoporosis treatment qualification Summary The authors examined whether low income was associated with an increased likelihood of treatment qualification for osteoporotic fracture probability determined by Canada FRAX in women aged ≥50 years. A significant negative linear association was observed between income and treatment qualification when FRAX included bone mineral density (BMD), which may have implications for clinical practice. Language eng DOI 10.1007/s00198-013-2467-6 Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology Socio Economic Objective 920116 Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis) HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30061486 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 10 Mar 2014, 14:05:30 EST Tue, 11 Mar 2014, 09:26:38 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 12:01:43 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 12:03:09 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 12:05:22 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 12:06:29 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 14:45:14 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 14:46:22 EST Mon, 31 Mar 2014, 13:22:13 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 20:06:18 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 5 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 677 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 10 Mar 2014, 14:05:14 EST by Penny Andrews