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New findings from Curtin University of Technology describe advances in life sciences

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 16th, 2008

According to a study from Perth, Australia, "The healthcare cost of managing osteoporotic fractures is projected to rise because of the change in population demographics. To reduce the fracture epidemic, strategies are needed to identify those at risk early to allow preventative intervention to be implemented."

"The aim of this study was to investigate if low-cost community-based assessments, such as calcaneal ultrasound and falls risk assessments, can discriminate a group of elderly women at risk of osteoporotic fracture from those at lower risk. Over the period of 2002-2003, 104 community-dwelling women (mean age 71.3, standard deviation 5.8) were recruited via...

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