Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 285-288 , July 2007

Is BMD Sufficient to Explain Different Fracture Rates in Sweden and Turkey?

  • Ş. Tuzun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sansin Tuzun, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
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  • U. Akarırmak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • M. Uludağ

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • F. Tuzun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • R. Kullenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, County Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden

Received 29 January 2007 ,Revised 12 March 2007 ,Accepted 27 March 2007.

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PII: S1094-6950(07)00137-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2007.03.100

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 285-288 , July 2007

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