Factors influencing diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis after a fragility fracture among postmenopausal women in Asian countries: A retrospective study

• Main Authors: Annie W. Kung, Tao Fan, Ling Xu, Wei B. Xia, Il H. Park, Hak S. Kim, Siew P. Chan, Joon K. Lee, Leonard Koh, Yung K. Soong, Suppasin Soontrapa, Thawee Songpatanasilp, Thana Turajane, Marc Yates, Shuvayu Sen
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84873599702&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48109
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: A vast amount of literature describes the incidence of fracture as a risk for recurrent osteoporotic fractures in western and Asian countries. Osteoporosis evaluation and treatment after a low-trauma fracture, however, has not been well characterized in postmenopausal women in Asia. The...