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Journal Article EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN WOMEN Get access L. JOSEPH MELTON, III, L. JOSEPH MELTON, III 1Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Department of Health Sciences ResearchRochester, MN Reprint requests to Dr. L. Joseph Melton, III, Section of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar STEPHEN H. KAN, STEPHEN H. KAN 1Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Department of Health Sciences ResearchRochester, MN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar MARK A. FRYE, MARK A. FRYE 2Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism and Internal MedicineRochester, MN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar HEINZ W. WAHNER, HEINZ W. WAHNER 3Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Section of Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic RadiologyRochester, MN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. MICHAEL O'FALLON, W. MICHAEL O'FALLON 1Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Department of Health Sciences ResearchRochester, MN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar B. LAWRENCE RIGGS B. LAWRENCE RIGGS 2Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Division of Endocrinology/Metabolism and Internal MedicineRochester, MN Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 129, Issue 5, May 1989, Pages 1000–1011, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115204 Published: 01 May 1989 Article history Received: 16 November 1987 Revision received: 12 July 1988 Published: 01 May 1989