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Belgian Endocrine Society 2018

BES 2018

The accuracy of self-reported fractures among a Belgian cohort of postmenopausal women: The FRISBEE study

ea0057009 | The accuracy of self-reported fractures among a Belgian cohort of postmenopausal women: The FRISBEE study | BES2018

The accuracy of self-reported fractures among a Belgian cohort of postmenopausal women: The FRISBEE study

Baleanu F , Bergmann P , Kinnard V , Iconaru L , Cappelle SI , Moreau M , Paesmans M , Karmali R , Body JJ

In large population-based epidemiological studies of osteoporotic fractures, self-report is an important way of obtaining information. However, this method is subject to errors of recall and may result in misclassification of fracture status. Surprisingly, the accuracy of self-reported fractures has only rarely been assessed. The purpose of our study was to assess the accuracy of self-reported fractures in the FRISBEE cohort (Brussels, Belgium) of 3560 postmenopausal, aged 60&...