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Osteoporosis section references

Osteoporosis and fragility fractures

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  4. van Geel TA, van Helden S, Geusens PP, et al. Clinical subsequent fractures cluster in time after first fractures. Ann Rheum Dis 2009;68:99–102.

A warning sign?

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  2. Cooper C. The crippling consequences of fractures and their impact on quality of life. Am J Med 1997;103:12S-17S; discussion 17S-19S.
  3. International Osteoporosis Foundation. The Global Burden of Osteoporosis. What you need to know, Available at:  http://www.iofbonehealth.org/data-publications/fact-sheets/what-you-need-know-about-osteoporosis. Last accessed: January 2020.

Prevention and treatment

  1. National Osteoporosis Foundation. Managing and Treating Osteoporosis. Available at http://nof.org/live/treating. Last accessed: January 2020.
  2. Prevention and management of osteoporosis. Report of a WHO Scientific Group, Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003 (WHO Technical Report Series 921).
  3. International Osteoporosis Foundation. The Global Burden of Osteoporosis. What you need to know, Available at:  http://www.iofbonehealth.org/data-publications/fact-sheets/what-you-need-know-about-osteoporosis. Last accessed January 2020.
  4. National Osteoporosis Society. Medication and treatment. Available at: https://theros.org.uk/information-and-support/medication-and-treatment/. Last accessed January 2020.
  5. International Osteoporosis Foundation. Nutrition. Available at: http://www.iofbonehealth.org/nutrition. Last accessed January 2020.
  6. International Osteoporosis Foundation. Exercise. http://www.iofbonehealth.org/exercise. Last accessed January 2020.
    National Osteoporosis Foundation. Osteoporosis Exercise for Strong Bones. https://www.nof.org/patients/treatment/exercisesafe-movement/osteoporosis-exercise-for-strong-bones/. Last accessed January 2020.