Decrease in osteoporotic fracture in the western Kitakyushu region by the STOP-Fx study.

Yoshiaki YamanakaSatoshi IkedaEiji HatakeyamaKen SabanaiHiroaki TanakaSatoshi NishidaYukichi ZenkeTakafumi TajimaManabu TsukamotoHinako ObaraKimiaki KawanoAkinori Sakai

Published in: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (2023)

As the demographics and medical area served by six hospitals in the western Kitakyushu region have not changed significantly since the STOP-Fx study initiation, the STOP-Fx study may have contributed in decreasing the number of osteoporotic fractures.

Keyphrases

healthcare
south africa
bone mineral density
body composition
postmenopausal women