Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 413-418, October 2006

What is the Number of Older Canadians Needed to Screen by Measurement of Bone Density to Detect an Undiagnosed Case of Osteoporosis? A Population-Based Study From CaMos

  • Anna M. Sawka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Anna M. Sawka, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Eaton North 12-212, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.
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  • Alexandra Papaioannou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    • Department of Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • Robert G. Josse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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  • Timothy M. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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  • George Ioannidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • David A. Hanley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
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  • Jerilynn C. Prior

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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  • Lehana Thabane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Research Methodology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    • Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • E.A. Papadimitropoulos

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto Faculty of Pharmacy and Eli Lilly Canada, Toronto, Ontario
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  • Amiram Gafni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Research Methodology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    • Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • Laura Pickard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • Tassos Anastassiades

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario
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  • Susan Kirkland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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  • Jonathan D. Adachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
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  • the CaMos Research Group

      Affiliations

    • Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group, Canada

Received 26 April 2006; received in revised form 17 July 2006; accepted 19 July 2006. published online 31 August 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00239-3

doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2006.07.004

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 413-418, October 2006

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