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    • The Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project 

      Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Yang, Lan; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Yu, Ming; Chan, Wing P.; Whelan, Bryan; Silke, Carmel; O'Sullivan, Miriam; Rooney, Bridie; McPartland, Aoife; O'Malley, Grainne; Carey, John J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-12-18)
      Purpose The purpose of the Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project is to create a large retrospective cohort of adults in Ireland to examine the validity ...
    • Utility of osteoporosis self-assessment tool as a screening tool for osteoporosis in Irish men and women: Results of the DXA-HIP project 

      Erjiang E.; Wang, Tingyan; Yang, Lan; Dempsey, Mary; Brennan, Attracta; Yu, Ming; Chan, Wing P.; Whelan, Bryan; Silke, Carmel; O'Sullivan, Miriam; Rooney, Bridie; McPartland, Aoife; O'Malley, Gráinne; Carey, John J. (Elsevier, 2021-03-03)
      Many algorithms have been developed and publicised over the past 2 decades for identifying those most likely to have osteoporosis or low BMD, or at increased risk of fragility fracture. The Osteoporosis Self-assessment ...
    • 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 ...