Global impact of COVID-19 on non-communicable disease management: descriptive analysis of access to FRAX fracture risk online tool for prevention of osteoporotic fractures.

Eugene V McCloskeyN C HarveyH JohanssonM LorentzonL VandenputE LiuJ A Kanis

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)

This study documents a marked global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of osteoporosis as reflected by FRAX online fracture risk assessments. The analysis suggests that impact may relate to the societal and healthcare measures taken to ameliorate the pandemic.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
social media
health information
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
health insurance