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Xiao, PL., Lu, HD. Response to: Estimation of osteoporosis prevalence among a population is reasonable only after the concerned reference bone mineral density database and cutpoint T-score have been validated. Osteoporos Int 34, 419–420 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-022-06603-8

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