Development and Validation of an Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Taiwan (OSTAi) Postmenopausal Women-A Sub-Study of the Taiwan OsteoPorosis Survey (TOPS)

Fu-Mei Su; Dung-Huan Liu; Jia-Feng Chen; Shan-Fu Yu; Wen-Chan Chiu; Chung-Yuan Hsu; Chi-Hua Ko; Ching-Chou Tsai; Tien-Tsai Cheng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130716

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Development and Validation of an Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Taiwan (OSTAi) Postmenopausal Women-A Sub-Study of the Taiwan OsteoPorosis Survey (TOPS)

Fu-Mei Su ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Fu-Mei Su, Dung-Huan Liu

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Dung-Huan Liu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Fu-Mei Su, Dung-Huan Liu

Affiliation Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Jia-Feng Chen,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shan-Fu Yu,

Affiliations Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Wen-Chan Chiu,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chung-Yuan Hsu,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chi-Hua Ko,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Ching-Chou Tsai,

Affiliations Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tien-Tsai Cheng

* E-mail: tiantsai@ms2.hinet.net

Affiliations Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Development and Validation of an Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Taiwan (OSTAi) Postmenopausal Women-A Sub-Study of the Taiwan OsteoPorosis Survey (TOPS)

Fu-Mei Su,
Dung-Huan Liu,
Jia-Feng Chen,
Shan-Fu Yu,
Wen-Chan Chiu,
Chung-Yuan Hsu,
Chi-Hua Ko,
Ching-Chou Tsai,
Tien-Tsai Cheng

Published: June 18, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130716

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