Heart failure is a clinically and densitometrically independent risk factor for osteoporotic fractures: population-based cohort study of 45,509 subjects.

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The aim of the study was to determine whether heart failure is associated with an increased risk of major osteoporotic fractures that is independent of bone mineral density (BMD).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.

Title: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Publisher: The Endocrine Society

ISSN (Electronic): 1945-7197

ISSN (Print): 0021-972X

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2012

Volume: 97

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, 2F1.24 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospital, 8440 112th Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7. majumdar@ualberta.ca

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Publisher Item ID: jc.2011-3055

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-3055

PubMed ID: 22259058

SO-VID: 77ab176f-8696-42be-85dc-ffaea0744618

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