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Utility of FRAX (fracture risk assessment tool) in primary care and family practice setting in India

The prevalence of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is about 35 to 50% and the mortality associated with hip fractures is about 20%. Despite these figures, osteoporosis continues to be under diagnosed in the primary care setting. One of the reasons for this is attributed to the poor availability...

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Autores principales: Cherian, Kripa Elizabeth, Kapoor, Nitin, Paul, Thomas Vizhalil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6618219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31334139
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_385_19