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Letter to the Editor| Volume 102, P76-77, August 2017

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Bisphosphonates or denosumab discontinuation and risk of fractures: Response to the Letter by Anastasilakis et al.

      We read with interest the comments by Anastasilakis et al. [
      • Anastasilakis A.D.
      • Yavropoulou M.P.
      • Makras P.
      Bisphosphonates or denosumab discontinuation and risk of fractures.
      ], regarding our recently published position statement [
      • Anagnostis P.
      • Paschou S.A.
      • Mintziori G.
      • Ceausu I.
      • Depypere H.
      • Lambrinoudaki I.
      • Mueck A.
      • Pérez-López F.R.
      • Rees M.
      • Senturk L.M.
      • Simoncini T.
      • Stevenson J.C.
      • Stute P.
      • Trémollieres F.A.
      • Goulis D.G.
      Drug holidays from bisphosphonates and denosumab in postmenopausal osteoporosis: EMAS position statement.
      ].
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