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Steven R. Cummings

Researcher at University of California, San Francisco

Publications -  628
Citations -  111006

Steven R. Cummings is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Osteoporosis & Hip fracture. The author has an hindex of 158, co-authored 579 publications receiving 104007 citations. Previous affiliations of Steven R. Cummings include Veterans Health Administration & California Pacific Medical Center.

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Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

TL;DR: Women with multiple risk factors and low bone density have an especially high risk of hip fracture and maintaining body weight, walking for exercise, avoiding long-acting benzodiazepines, minimizing caffeine intake, and treating impaired visual function are among the steps that may decrease the risk.
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Epidemiology and outcomes of osteoporotic fractures.

TL;DR: In this paper, epidemiological research was done and used to identify individuals at high risk of disabling fractures, thereby allowing careful allocation of expensive treatments to individuals most in need, which could potentially be as expensive as medical treatment of fractures.