SOF Online Help

The following sections provide details about and support for SOF Online the website, as well as instructions for applying for and using the SOF data. For information about SOF the study, please refer to the Study Documentation.

• Website Help
• Applying for and Using SOF Data
• About SOF Online and public data releases
• Contact SOF Online

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Website Help

• SOF Online Tutorial provides a step-by-step introduction to the features and content of SOF Online.
• Glossary of key terms and conventions used on SOF Online.
• Technical Requirements for using SOF Online.
• Sign up for SOF Online email notices of data updates and releases.

Applying for and Using SOF Data

• SOF Publication Guidelines describe the complete procedure for applying for SOF data and publishing results based on SOF data.
• SOF Data Use Agreement describes the responsibilities and privledges of investigators using SOF Data. It must be signed and returned in order to receive any SOF data.

About SOF Online

• See the SOF Online Introduction.
• Public Data Releases: the state of the art. (Coming soon)
• SOF Online was made possible by:

  Principle Investigator, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures	STEVEN R. CUMMINGS
  Project Director, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures	KATIE STONE
  IT Manager, Coordinating Center	CARY FOX
  Project Directors, SOF Online Public Data Release	SUSAN EWING DANIEL KIMMEL LI-YUNG LUI
  Website and Database Developer	DANIEL KIMMEL
  Data Analysis and Preparation	SOF RESEARCH TEAM
  Funding Directors (Agencies)	JOAN MCGOWAN (NIAMS) SHERRY SHERMAN (NIA)

Contact SOF Online

Send email to:

• sofonline@sfcc-cpmc.net for general questions about the study or the website.
• sofonline@sfcc-cpmc.net for reporting errors on the website.
• sofonline@sfcc-cpmc.net for technical questions about the website.
• sofonline@sfcc-cpmc.net for technical questions about the data or analysis.