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Citation
NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures. University of York. Effective Health Care 1(1). 1992
Authors' objectives
To assess whether a population-based screening programme for menopausal women with the aim of preventing fractures in elderly women should be established.
Authors' conclusions
It would be inadvisable to establish a routine population-based bone screening programme for menopausal women with the aim of preventing fractures.