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Osteoporosis treatment gap in patients at risk of fracture in Egypt: a multi-center, cross-sectional observational study.

Yasser El MiedanyMaha ElgaafaryNaglaa GadallahSafaa MahranNihal FathiMohammed Hassan Abu-ZaidSamar Abd Alhamed TabraWaleed A HassanWalaa Elwakil
Published in: Archives of osteoporosis (2023)
There is a large treatment gap in Egyptian older adults. The recent guidelines for osteoporosis management in Egypt endorsed fracture centric approach to identify people at risk. The gap appears to be related to a low rate of osteoporosis diagnosis and lack of patient education.
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