Association of BMD and FRAX score with risk of fracture in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD) and paradoxically with increased fracture risk. It is not known if low BMD, central to fracture prediction in older adults, identifies fracture risk in patients with DM.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 01 2011

Volume: 305

Issue: 21

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[1 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry St, Lobby 5, Ste 5700, San Francisco, CA 94107-1762, USA. aschwartz@psg.ucsf.edu

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Publisher Item ID: 305/21/2184 Mid ID: NIHMS353606

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.715

PMC ID: 3287389

PubMed ID: 21632482

SO-VID: 4cf156ad-c46f-44fc-a334-781bad021b71

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