The osteoporosis treatment gap in patients at risk of fracture in European primary care: a multi-country cross-sectional observational study

McCloskey, Eugène; Rathi, J.; Heijmans, S.; Blagden, Mark; Cortet, Bernard; J. Czerwiński, E.; Hadji, Peyman; Payer, Juraj; Palmer, Kerry; Stad, Robert; O’Kelly, James; E. Papapoulos, Socrates

doi:10.1007/s00198-020-05557-z

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The osteoporosis treatment gap in patients at risk of fracture in European primary care: a multi-country cross-sectional observational study

Published in Osteoporosis International • Aug 23, 2020

Authors:

Eugène McCloskey

J. Rathi

S. Heijmans

Abstract

This study in 8 countries across Europe found that about 75% of elderly women seen in primary care who were at high risk of osteoporosis-related fractures were not receiving appropriate medication. Lack of osteoporosis diagnosis appeared to be an important contributing factor. INTRODUCTION: Treatmen...

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Medicine

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Osteoporosis

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