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    • Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP project 

      Carey, John J.; Yang, Lan; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; McCabe, Eva; Yu, Ming (Springer, 2021-06-03)
      Osteoporosis is an important global health problem resulting in fragility fractures. The vertebrae are the commonest site of fracture resulting in extreme illness burden, and having the highest associated mortality. ...

    • Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project 

      Yang, Lan; Carey, John; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; Yu, Ming (Elsevier, 2021-04-30)
      The vertebrae are the commonest site of osteoporotic fracture osteoporosis, are associated with the highest mortality, and a huge illness burden. Some have questioned the value of screening for spine fractures, but studies ...