Published on in Vol 6 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/46791, first published .
A Machine Learning–Based Preclinical Osteoporosis Screening Tool (POST): Model Development and Validation Study

A Machine Learning–Based Preclinical Osteoporosis Screening Tool (POST): Model Development and Validation Study

A Machine Learning–Based Preclinical Osteoporosis Screening Tool (POST): Model Development and Validation Study

Qingling Yang   1 , MSc ;   Huilin Cheng   1 , PhD ;   Jing Qin   1 , PhD ;   Alice Yuen Loke   1 , PhD ;   Fei Wan Ngai   1 , PhD ;   Ka Chun Chong   2 , PhD ;   Dexing Zhang   2 , PhD ;   Yang Gao   3 , PhD ;   Harry Haoxiang Wang   4, 5 , PhD ;   Zhaomin Liu   4 , PhD ;   Chun Hao   4, 6 , PhD ;   Yao Jie Xie   1 , PhD

1 School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

2 The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

3 Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

4 School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

5 College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

6 Sun Yat‑Sen Global Health Institute, Institute of State Governance, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

Corresponding Author:

  • Yao Jie Xie, PhD
  • School of Nursing
  • Faculty of Health and Social Sciences
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