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Submited on: 16 Oct 2011 04:24:23 PM GMT
Published on: 17 Oct 2011 10:40:38 AM GMT
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Other Comments:
Despite being a local reference its very important for all the world to know the health status of this population.
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Competing interests:
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Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
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Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
My experience in this specific area of science is as a general physician, consulting female patients.
- How to cite: Bedin V .Characteristic of patients with osteoporotic hip fracture in Kashan, Iran[Review of the article 'Characteristic of patients with osteoporotic hip fracture in Kashan, Iran ' by Masoodi-alavi N].WebmedCentral 2011;2(10):WMCRW001021
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Other Comments:
The authors have prepared a succinct and informative document related to a topic of high public health concern.
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Competing interests:
No competing interests to declare.
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Invited by the author to review this article? :
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Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
Yes
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References:
Quantitative Ultrasound Normative Reference Data for Community-Dwelling White and Black Females in the United States Michael Zanovec, Jing Wang, Kenneth M. West, Georgianna Tuuri Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry 1 April 2011 (volume 14 issue 2 Pages 116-121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2011.02.002) -
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
I am a certified densitometry technologist with 5+ years of experience assessing risk of osteoporosis in men and women both in young adulthood and throughout the life cycle.
- How to cite: Zanovec M .Article review[Review of the article 'Characteristic of patients with osteoporotic hip fracture in Kashan, Iran ' by Masoodi-alavi N].WebmedCentral 2011;2(10):WMCRW001019
A discussion of the primary causes of osteoporosis would be useful (e.g., insufficient intake of calcium and intake & synthesis of vitamin D in young ages)
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Evolutionary Medicine, in particular evolutionary primary causes of diseases (e.g., alterations of ancestral diet and lifestyle that are the primary causes of most diseases)