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Selected Skeletal and Nonskeletal Risk Factors for Hip Fracture [15,48]. |
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| Skeletal |
Nonskeletal |
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| Low BMD |
Advanced age |
| Previous fracture |
Mother with hip fracture |
| High bone turnover |
Anticonvulsant therapy |
| Small stature |
Frailty |
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Identification of skeletal and nonskeletal risk factors can help to customize therapy to address the issues of most importance in preventing fractures. | |
Lewiecki Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2004 2:9 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-2-9 |
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