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Letters16 August 2011Screening for Osteoporosis: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation StatementChristopher Nordin, MDChristopher Nordin, MDFrom SA Pathology, 5000 SA Adelaide, Australia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-4-201108160-00021 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The USPSTF (1) recommends that screening for osteoporosis be done in women aged 65 years or older and in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman with no additional risk factors. This is a very disappointing outcome because it fails to distinguish between prevention of osteoporosis and prevention of fractures in women who already have osteoporosis.Osteoporosis is a major risk factor for fracture, similar to hypertension as a risk factor for stroke and blood cholesterol for coronary heart disease (2). Prevention of strokes by measuring blood ...
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