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Disability-adjusted-life-years losses in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a burden of illness study

Josep Darbà, Lisette Kaskens, Núria Pérez‐Álvarez, Santiago Palacios, José Luís Neyro, Javier Rejas

BMC Public Health · 2015 · 44 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

DALY losses were considerable amongst postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Not having a prior bone fracture, being older, using a SERM and having less osteoporotic risk factors were all linked to less DALY losses.

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