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Conflicts at the heart of the FRAX tool
Teppo L.N. Järvinen, Jarkko Jokihaara, Pierre Guy, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gary S. Collins, Karl Michaëlsson and Harri Sievänen
CMAJ February 18, 2014 186 (3) 165-167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.121874
Teppo L.N. Järvinen
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
MD PhDJarkko Jokihaara
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
MD PhDPierre Guy
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
MDCM MBAPablo Alonso-Coello
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
MDGary S. Collins
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
PhDKarl Michaëlsson
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
MD PhDHarri Sievänen
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Järvinen), Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Surgery (Jokihaara), Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland; Centre for Hip Health and Mobility and Division of Orthopedic Trauma (Guy), Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.; Iberoamerican Cochrane Center (Alonso-Coello), Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Statistics in Medicine (Collins), Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Surgical Sciences (Michaëlsson), Section of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; the Bone Research Group (Sievänen), The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland
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Teppo L.N. Järvinen, Jarkko Jokihaara, Pierre Guy, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Gary S. Collins, Karl Michaëlsson, Harri Sievänen
CMAJ Feb 2014, 186 (3) 165-167; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121874
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