Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 413-416 , October 2009

Beyond FRAX®: It's Time to Consider “Sarco-Osteopenia”

  • Neil Binkley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Neil Binkley, MD, University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Research Program, 2870 University Avenue, Suite 100, Madison, WI 53705.
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  • Bjoern Buehring

Received 19 May 2009 ,Revised 10 June 2009 ,Accepted 18 June 2009.

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PII: S1094-6950(09)00154-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2009.06.004

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 413-416 , October 2009

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