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Comment
. 2012 Mar;10(1):1-2; author reply 3.
doi: 10.1007/s11914-012-0095-2.

Letter to the editor: regarding "The utility and limitations of FRAX: a US perspective"

Edward Czerwinski
Comment

Letter to the editor: regarding "The utility and limitations of FRAX: a US perspective"

Edward Czerwinski. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2012 Mar.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Hand-held FRAX calculator: general view on the side calculating fracture risk based on BMI
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Hand-held FRAX calculator: the transparent disk with an arrow indicates BMI. This is calculated when weight is matched to height on the next disk
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Hand-held FRAX calculator: on the inner disk there are fracture risk data according to FRAX (this is data for the English population). When BMI appears in the window (appropriate to the age) a value of fracture risk shows according to the number of clinical risk factors
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Hand-held FRAX calculator: On the outer disk there are numbers indicating risk factors. When the T-score appears in the window fracture risk may be read according to the number of risk factors
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