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Comparison of Clinical Risk Tools for Predicting Osteoporosis in Women Ages 50–64

Jennifer L. Pecina, Lindy Romanovsky, Stephen P. Merry, Kurt A. Kennel and Tom D. Thacher
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2016, 29 (2) 233-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.02.150237
Jennifer L. Pecina
From the Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN (JLP, LR, SPM, TDT); and the Department of Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN (KAK).
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Lindy Romanovsky
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Stephen P. Merry
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Kurt A. Kennel
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