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An increase in bone mineral density (BMD) testing and osteoporosis treatment was associated with a decrease in hip fracture incidence.
Jaglal S, Weller I, Mamdani M, Hawker G, et al. Population Trends in BMD Testing, Treatment, and Hip and Wrist Fracture Rates: Are the hip fracture projections wrong?. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 159(11): 1215-20. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15883628