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Factors associated with kyphosis progression in older women: 15 years' experience in the study of osteoporotic fractures

  1. Deborah M Kado1,*,
  2. Mei-Hua Huang2,
  3. Arun S Karlamangla2,
  4. Peggy Cawthon3,
  5. Wendy Katzman4,
  6. Teresa A Hillier5,
  7. Kristine Ensrud6,
  8. Steven R Cummings2

Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1728

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 179–187, January 2013

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Kado, D. M., Huang, M.-H., Karlamangla, A. S., Cawthon, P., Katzman, W., Hillier, T. A., Ensrud, K. and Cummings, S. R. (2013), Factors associated with kyphosis progression in older women: 15 years' experience in the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Bone Miner Res, 28: 179–187. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1728

Author Information

  1. 1

    UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  3. 3

    California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA

  4. 4

    Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

  5. 5

    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA

  6. 6

    University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

*9500 Gilman Drive, Rm 112, MC 0725, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 18 DEC 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 3 AUG 2012 10:38AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUL 2012
  5. Manuscript Revised: 19 JUL 2012
  6. Manuscript Received: 11 NOV 2011

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