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- Title
Incidence of fractures compared to cardiovascular disease and breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study.
- Authors
Cauley, J A; Wampler, N S; Barnhart, J M; Wu, L; Allison, M; Chen, Z; Hendrix, S; Robbins, J; Jackson, R D; Women's Health Initiative Observational Study
- Abstract
To compare the absolute risk of fracture to the risk of other conditions by race/ethnicity, we studied 83,724 women, aged 70-79. The projected number of fractures was similar to or exceeded the combined number of cardiovascular events and breast cancers. Osteoporosis prevention efforts should target women of all ethnicities.
- Publication
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2008, Vol 19, Issue 12, p1717
- ISSN
1433-2965
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00198-008-0634-y