About the Authors
- Alexandra Mavroeidi
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Affiliation Musculoskeletal Research Programme, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Lorna Aucott
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Affiliation Musculoskeletal Research Programme, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Alison J. Black
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Affiliation Musculoskeletal Research Programme, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- William D. Fraser
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Affiliation Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
- David M. Reid
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Affiliation Musculoskeletal Research Programme, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Helen M. Macdonald
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* E-mail: h.macdonald@abdn.ac.uk
Affiliation Musculoskeletal Research Programme, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Instrumental in setting up the Aberdeen Prospective Osteoporosis Screening Study from where the volunteers were recruited: DMR. Conceived and designed the experiments: HMM DMR. Performed the experiments: AM. Analyzed the data: AM LA HMM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WDF LA AJB. Wrote the paper: AM HMM WDF LA AJB DMR.