Journal article
Closing the osteoporosis care gap – Increased osteoporosis awareness among geriatrics and rehabilitation teams
Abstract
BackgroundA care gap exists between recommendations and practice regarding the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in fracture patients. The current study was designed to determine rates and predictors of in-hospital diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients admitted with fragility hip fractures, and to assess differences in these rates since the outset of the multipronged "Fracture? Think Osteoporosis" (FTOP) Program, which …
Authors
Haaland DA; Cohen DR; Kennedy CC; Khalidi NA; Adachi JD; Papaioannou A
Journal
BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 9, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1186/1471-2318-9-28
ISSN
1471-2318