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Current Osteoporosis Reports
Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports 4/2012

01-12-2012 | INVITED COMMENTARY

Osteoporosis in Asia: A Call to Action

Authors: Ambrish Mithal, Parjeet Kaur

Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

Asia is witnessing a rapid growth in its aging population. Yet osteoporosis in this region has received relatively little attention. Hip fracture rates have increased by 2- to 3-fold in most Asian countries during the past 30 years. Lack of quality epidemiologic data, widespread vitamin D deficiency, low dietary calcium intakes, and uneven access to diagnostic and therapeutic facilities are some of the major challenges faced in this region. Osteoporotic fractures constitute a huge medical, social, and economic burden in Asia. There is an urgent need to promote research, spread awareness, and build national health programs to check this growing problem.
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Metadata
Title
Osteoporosis in Asia: A Call to Action
Authors
Ambrish Mithal
Parjeet Kaur
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Osteoporosis Reports / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 1544-1873
Electronic ISSN: 1544-2241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-012-0114-3

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