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Recommendations on screening for primary prevention of fragility fractures
Guylène Thériault, Heather Limburg, Scott Klarenbach, Donna L. Reynolds, John J. Riva, Brett D. Thombs, Laure A. Tessier, Roland Grad and Brenda J. Wilson; for the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ May 08, 2023 195 (18) E639-E649; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.221219
Guylène Thériault
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MD MEdHeather Limburg
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MScScott Klarenbach
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MD MScDonna L. Reynolds
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MD MScJohn J. Riva
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
DC PhDBrett D. Thombs
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
PhDLaure A. Tessier
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MScRoland Grad
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
MDCM MScBrenda J. Wilson
Departments of Family Medicine (Theriault, Grad) and Psychiatry (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Limburg, Tessier), Ottawa, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Reynolds), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Family Medicine (Riva), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Medicine (Wilson), Memorial University, St. John’s, NL.
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Guylène Thériault, Heather Limburg, Scott Klarenbach, Donna L. Reynolds, John J. Riva, Brett D. Thombs, Laure A. Tessier, Roland Grad, Brenda J. Wilson
CMAJ May 2023, 195 (18) E639-E649; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.221219
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