A simple scoring algorithm to identify men at risk for osteoporosis and hip fracture
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The risk of hip fracture for women with osteoporosis can be reduced by early identification and treatment. Guidelines for primary screening of men, however, are lacking and, although hip fracture is less common in men, it is associated with higher mortality. Shepherd et al., therefore, developed and validated a clinical prediction rule to identify US men at increased risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture.
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