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01-04-2004 | Editorial

Action Plan for the prevention of osteoporotic fractures in the European Community

Author: Juliet Compston

Published in: Osteoporosis International | Issue 4/2004

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Osteoporosis and related fractures are a major health problem in the older population and impose a huge financial burden on healthcare systems. It is estimated that in Europe, 179,000 men and 611,000 women will suffer a hip fracture each year and that the cost of all osteoporotic fractures in Europe is provisionally €25 billion [1]. Unless effective preventive strategies are developed, the number and cost of osteoporotic fractures will increase at least 2-fold over the next 5 decades, mainly as a result of predicted demographic changes. …

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Title: Action Plan for the prevention of osteoporotic fractures in the European Community
Author: Juliet Compston
Publication date: 01-04-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Osteoporosis International / Issue 4/2004
Print ISSN: 0937-941X
Electronic ISSN: 1433-2965
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-004-1605-6

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