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Osteoporosis and fractures: the size of the problem
Stavroula J Theodorou1, Daphne J Theodorou, David J Sartoris
1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|March 7, 2003
Abstract:
The public health impact of osteoporosis-related fractures is enormous, with important economic implications. Government agencies and health-care providers must recognize the importance of early diagnosis of osteoporosis, implement policies for the prevention of disease, and develop effective payment policies for densitometry examinations.