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Researchers devise computer program to predict women’s five-year risk of hip fracture

Added: September 23, 2008 | Time 02:19 | Views: 56

Each year in the U.S., more than three-hundred-thousand hip fractures occur, mostly in women. These fractures are painful, costly and associated with a high rate of death. So it would be helpful to know your specific risk for having a hip fracture, so you’d know if you should take medication or try other things to prevent it, right? A new study may help.

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