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Transition to osteoporosis for 10% of women takes 17 years for those with normal bone density, 5 years for those with moderate osteopenia: implications for the frequency of bone density testing

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  1. Correspondence to: John Adam Robbins
    Internal Medicine, UC Davis, 4150 V St, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; jarobbins{at}ucdavis.edu
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Robbins JA
Transition to osteoporosis for 10% of women takes 17 years for those with normal bone density, 5 years for those with moderate osteopenia: implications for the frequency of bone density testing
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2013;18:e7.

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  • First published July 10, 2012.
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October 25, 2017

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