Building a cultural alliance for the prevention of fragility fractures among high risk older adults

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Marta Baroni et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Jun.

. 2018 Jun;6(11):227.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.04.38.

¹ Department of Medicine, Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Perugia, Piazzale Gambuli 1, Perugia, Italy.

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Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial.
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