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Obesity and fractures in postmenopausal women

  1. Melissa Orlandin Premaor1,*,
  2. Lesley Pilbrow2,
  3. Carol Tonkin2,
  4. Richard A Parker3,
  5. Juliet Compston1

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.091004

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 292–297, February 2010

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Premaor, M. O., Pilbrow, L., Tonkin, C., Parker, R. A. and Compston, J. (2010), Obesity and fractures in postmenopausal women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 292–297. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091004

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  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  2. 2

    Metabolic Bone Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  3. 3

    Centre for Applied Medical Statistics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

*Bone Research Group, Box 157, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2000, United Kingdom.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 OCT 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 21 SEP 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 JUN 2009

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