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Evaluation of the Fracture Liaison Service within...

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Evaluation of the Fracture Liaison Service within the Canadian Healthcare Setting

Abstract

Previous studies evaluating fracture liaison service (FLS) programs have found them to be cost-effective, efficient, and reduce the risk of fracture. However, few studies have evaluated the clinical effectiveness of these programs. We compared the patient populations of those referred for osteoporosis management by FLS to those referred by primary care physicians (PCP), within the Canadian healthcare system in the province of Ontario. …

Authors

Wong-Pack M; Naqvi N; Ioannidis G; Khalil R; Papaioannou A; Adachi J; Lau AN

Journal

Journal of Osteoporosis, Vol. 2020, , pp. 1–6

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

March 21, 2020

DOI

10.1155/2020/6742604

ISSN

2090-8059

Associated Experts

Arthur Lau

Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Jonathan Derrick Adachi

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

3202 Clinical sciences

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