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Published in Cardiovascular Week, December 21st, 2009

In this recent report, researchers in Nottingham, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To develop and validate two new fracture risk algorithms (QFractureScores) for estimating the individual risk of osteoporotic fracture or hip fracture over 10 years. Prospective open cohort study with routinely collected data from 357 general practices to develop the scores and from 178 practices to validate the scores."

"General practices in U.K. and Wales. 1 183 663 women and 1 174 232 men aged 30-85 in the derivation cohort, who contributed 7 898 208 and 8 049 306 person years of observation, respectively. There were 24 350 incident diagnoses of osteoporotic fracture in women and...

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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2009-12-21)

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