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Published in: Osteoporosis International 5/2007

01-05-2007 | Editorial

Unmet needs in fracture prevention: new European guidelines for the investigation and registration of therapeutic agents

Author: E. Seeman

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 5/2007

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Recognition of the problem of age-related bone fragility emerged in the middle of the last century when Fuller Albright drew attention to the common occurrence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women [1]. With increasing numbers of individuals living into old age, hip fractures gained recognition because of the high incidence, morbidity, mortality and cost imposed by this type of fracture [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Unmet needs in fracture prevention: new European guidelines for the investigation and registration of therapeutic agents
Author
E. Seeman
Publication date
01-05-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Osteoporosis International / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0350-z

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