Predicting fracture risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a UK-based population-based cohort study.

Ralph Kwame AkyeaTricia M McKeeverJack GibsonJane E ScullionCharlotte Emma Bolton

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

Patients with COPD are at an increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis. Despite this, there is no systematic assessment of fracture risk in clinical practice. Fracture risk tools identify those at high risk of fracture in patients with COPD.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
clinical practice
hip fracture
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
cross sectional
body composition