However, because the patients were not randomly assigned to the waiting list, readers
should entertain the possibility that the findings were driven by an association with a so …

To the Editor: In their observational study, Dr Leslie and colleagues1 reported that age-
standardized rates of hip fractures have been steadily declining in Canada since 1985. The …

To the Editor: In their observational study, Dr Leslie and colleagues1 reported that age-
standardized rates of hip fractures have been steadily declining in Canada since 1985. The …

Nordstrom and colleagues essentially reiterate but in no way refute the biases to which we
refer. Our point about potential benefits and mortality risk reduction is that if there are very …

Hip fractures are a burden to both the individual and the community. Only 50% of patients
regain the mobility and independence they enjoyed 12 months before the hip fracture …

Data Corrections: In the Original Contribution entitled “Active Surveillance Compared With
Initial Treatment for Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer,” published in the December 1 …

Although we evaluated only 1 testing interval, the correlation in change in BMD between the
lumbar spine and hip measurements was positive (r= 0.48 for the lumbar spine vs. the …

Just last month, the Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to 3 economists in the US:
David Card (at the University of California, Berkeley),“for his empirical contributions to labour …

We thank the persons (anonymous to us at the time of writing this reply) for their interest in
our paper [1]. The authors commented on the following topics: multiple testing, analysis of …

Hip fractures due to falls are a significant contributor to mortality and morbidity among the
elderly in Canada. Lord and Clark have reported that falls pose a major threat to the …