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Osteoporosis
IOF recognizes ESCEO European guidance for osteoporosis diagnosis and management
April 10th, 2008
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the recently published paper European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women(1) from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO). This paper constitutes a roadmap for European countries to practically implement the new FRAX™ tool based on the WHO technical report, Assessment of osteoporosis at the primary health care level(2,3). The European guidance, published in Osteoporosis International, is a critical review of diagnostic methods, treatments and their monitoring options. It also shows case-finding strategies...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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