Recent developments in the epidemiology of osteoporosis.

Journal article

Osteoporosis is a widespread condition, often unrecognised in clinical practice, which may have devastating health consequences through its association with fragility fractures. Osteoporotic fractures represent an enormous public health burden. The total number of fractures, and hence the cost to society, will increase dramatically over the next 50 years as a result of demographic changes in the number of elderly people. This article reviews the latest advances in our knowledge of epidemiolog...

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Authors: Walker-Bone, K; Walter, G; Cooper, C

• Journal: Current opinion in rheumatology
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 411-415
• Publication date: 2002-07-01
• DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200207000-00014
• EISSN: 1531-6963
• ISSN: 1040-8711
• Language: English
• Keywords: Male; Great Britain; Humans; Bone Density; Fractures, Spontaneous; Middle Aged; Risk Assessment; United States; Molecular Epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms; Risk Factors; Female; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; Adult