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Osteoporosis prevention and treatment in elderly men—a cost-effective strategy

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boxed-textSchousboe JT et al. (2007) Cost-effectiveness of bone densitometry followed by treatment of osteoporosis in older men. JAMA 298: 629–637

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  1. Bone and Mineral Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia j.eisman@garvan.org.au

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  1. JA Eisman is the Director of the Bone and Mineral Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Professor of Medicine (Adjunct), University of New South Wales, and Senior Staff Endocrinologist at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.,

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Dr Eisman has participated in multicenter international studies, received research funding and/or served as a consultant for Amgen (consultant, advisory board, study investigator), deCode Genetics (consultant), Eli Lilly (consultant, advisory board, study investigator), GE Lunar (consultant), Merck, Sharp and Dohme (consultant, advisory board), Novartis (consultant, advisory board, study investigator), NPS Pharmaceuticals (consultant), Organon (consultant, study investigator), Roche-GSK (consultant, advisory board, study investigator), Sanofi-Aventis (consultant, advisory board), Servier (consultant, advisory board), and Wyeth Australia (consultant).

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