Cost-effective but clinically inappropriate: new NICE intervention thresholds in osteoporosis (Technology Appraisal

N C Harvey1,2,3, E McCloskey4,5, J A Kanis6,7

  • 1MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

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