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Bone Mineral Density and Risk of Heart Failure in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Raymond B. Fohtung, David L. Brown, William J. H. Koh, Traci M. Bartz, Laura D. Carbone, Roberto Civitelli, Phyllis K. Stein, Paulo H. M. Chaves, Bryan R. Kestenbaum, Jorge R. Kizer
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https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.004344
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2017;6:e004344
Originally published March 13, 2017
Raymond B. Fohtung
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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David L. Brown
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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William J. H. Koh
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
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Traci M. Bartz
Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA
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Laura D. Carbone
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GACharlie Norwood Veterans Affairs, Augusta, GA
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Roberto Civitelli
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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Phyllis K. Stein
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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Paulo H. M. Chaves
Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education, Department of Medicine, Family Medicine, and Community Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL
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Bryan R. Kestenbaum
Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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Jorge R. Kizer
Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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    Raymond B. Fohtung, David L. Brown, William J. H. Koh, Traci M. Bartz, Laura D. Carbone, Roberto Civitelli, Phyllis K. Stein, Paulo H. M. Chaves, Bryan R. Kestenbaum and Jorge R. Kizer
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