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New research finds marked impact of COVID-19 on osteoporosis management – News-Medical.Net

A new study published prior to World Osteoporosis Day finds that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected management of non-communicable diseases, is …

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 20 2020
A new study published prior to World Osteoporosis Day finds that the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected management of non-communicable diseases, is markedly impacting the management of osteoporosis as judged by access to online FRAX fracture risk assessments.
Globally, usage of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) website was on average 58% lower in April than in February 2020.
FRAX is used to generate 10-year probabilities of fra…

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