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JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
Volume 19, Issue 12, Pages 1969-1975Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1359/JBMR.040905
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osteoporosis; prevalence; recognition; diagnosis; treatment; primary care
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The level of recognition and treatment of osteoporosis is not well characterized in primary care. In data from a large sample of postmenopausal women attending 927 primary care physicians, 29% of women reported one or more fractures after menopause. The great majority (72%) were not on any osteoporosis-specific therapy.
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