| Title | Increased risk of fragility fractures among HIV infected compared to uninfected male veterans. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Womack, Julie A., Joseph L. Goulet, Cynthia Gibert, Cynthia Brandt, Chung Chou Chang, Barbara Gulanski, Liana Fraenkel, Kristin Mattocks, David Rimland, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Janet Tate, Michael T. Yin, and Amy C. Justice |
| Corporate Authors | Veterans Aging Cohort Study Project Team |
| Journal | PloS one |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | e17217 |
| Date Published | 2011 |
| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bone Density, Follow-Up Studies, Fractures, Bone, HIV Infections, HIV-1, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Risk Factors, Sex Characteristics, Veterans |
| Abstract | HIV infection has been associated with an increased risk of fragility fracture. We explored whether or not this increased risk persisted in HIV infected and uninfected men when controlling for traditional fragility fracture risk factors. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0017217 |
| Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |
