Calibration of FRAX: A Journey, not a Destination

William D Leslie¹, John A Kanis^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (C5121), University of Manitoba, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. bleslie@sbgh.mb.ca.
² Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK.
³ Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Editorial

William D Leslie et al. Calcif Tissue Int. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;109(6):597-599.

doi: 10.1007/s00223-021-00891-8. Epub 2021 Jul 24.

William D Leslie¹, John A Kanis^{2

3}

¹ Department of Medicine (C5121), University of Manitoba, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. bleslie@sbgh.mb.ca.
² Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK.
³ Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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MOF/Hip Fracture Ratio in a Belgian Cohort of Post-menopausal Women (FRISBEE): Potential Impact on the FRAX® Score.
Mugisha A, Bergmann P, Kinnard V, Iconaru L, Baleanu F, Charles A, Surquin M, Rozenberg S, Benoit F, Body JJ. Mugisha A, et al. Calcif Tissue Int. 2021 Dec;109(6):600-604. doi: 10.1007/s00223-021-00875-8. Epub 2021 Jun 23. Calcif Tissue Int. 2021. PMID: 34159447

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