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Childhood Osteoporosis Diagnoses Doubled From 1999-2014: The Distressing Pediatric Impact of WHO Bone Health Criteria
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WHO osteoporosis definitions ignore child development stages. Misapplying adult DXA criteria overdiagnoses healthy kids, causing unnecessary treatment with highly toxic drugs like Fosamax whose risks remain under-recognized.