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Abstract Number: 50 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Incidence and Risk Factors for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture in Low-Income Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Brazil. the São Paulo Ageing & Health (SPAH) Study
Diogo S. Domiciano¹, Luana G. Machado², Jaqueline B. Lopes², Valéria Caparbo², Liliam Takayama², Ricardo M. Oliveira³ and Rosa M. R. Pereira⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³RDO Diagnosticos Medicos, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Vertebral fractures are associated with increased future fracture risk and mortality. No data on incidence of osteoporotic vertebral fracture have been reported in low-income…

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