Wiley, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 9(22), p. 1449-1454
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070519
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Micro-Abstract Osteoporosis and atherosclerosis frequently occur in the same individuals and may share similar pathogenic mechanisms. This study examined the relation between severity of aortic calcification in middle-age years and subsequent risk of hip fracture in women and men in the population-based Framingham Study.