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Osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis: epidemiology

International

• International Osteoporosis Foundation
  • The prevalence of radiographic vertebral fractures in Latin American countries: the Latin American Vertebral Osteoporosis Study (LAVOS) [2008]
  • An estimate of the worldwide prevalence and disability associated with osteoporotic fractures [2006]
  • Multinational survey of osteoporotic fracture management [2005]

Articles in journals

• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • African Americans, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and osteoporosis: a paradox [2008]

• Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Bone loss: Epidemiology of bone loss [2000]

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Burden of major musculoskeletal conditions [2003]

• Indian Journal of Medical Research
  • Osteoporosis in Indians [2008]

• Rheumatology
  • On conducting burden-of-osteoporosis studies: a review of the core concepts and practical issues. A study carried out under the auspices of a WHO Collaborating Center [2001]

• Salud Pública de México
  • The impact of methods for estimating bone health and the global burden of bone disease [2009]

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