Vertebral fractures in women aged 50 years and older with clinical risk factors for fractures in primary care
BACKGROUND: The identification of vertebral fractures (VFs) is important for decisions on fracture prevention. Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) was shown to be a patient-friendly and valid method for detecting undiagnosed VFs in (Dutch) women. However, this has only been investigated in women seeking care at secondary or tertiary institutions. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of previously undiagnosed VFs in women in Dutch primary care using VFA. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 566 Dutch women aged 50 years and older (mean age, 69 years; SD=8.4) with clinical risk factors (CRFs) for fractu... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Berg , M , Verdijk , N A , van den Bergh , J P , Geusens , P P , Talboom-Kamp , E P , Leusink , G L & Pop , V J 2011 , ' Vertebral fractures in women aged 50 years and older with clinical risk factors for fractures in primary care ' , Maturitas , vol. 70 , no. 1 , pp. 74-79 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.06.006 |
Schlagwörter: | Osteoporosis / Vertebral fracture / VFA / Primary care / Bone densitometry / DXA / X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY / EUROPEAN PROSPECTIVE OSTEOPOROSIS / BONE-MINERAL DENSITY / POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN / DUTCH GUIDELINES / MEN / IDENTIFICATION / EPIDEMIOLOGY / PREVALENCE / EPOS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26664032 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/3f61a627-2645-4322-a298-7558f741d9f3 |