Screening Prevents Handicapping Bone Thinning




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Summary: Simple screening permits maintenance of bone strength and prevention of handicapping loss of mobility. --- Lee Shepstone, Elizabeth Lenaghan, Cyrus Cooper, etal. Screening in the community to reduce fractures in older women (SCOOP): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 2017; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32640-5