Fragility fracture care gap at a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia

Fracture begets fracture, pharmacological treatment is needed to prevent secondary fractures. This study found that there was a fragility fracture care gap where both bone health investigations and treatment initiation rates were low. Strategies such as Fracture Liaison Service is needed to address...

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Main Authors:	Cheah, Min Hui, Lai, Pauline Siew Mei, Khor, Hui Min, Ratnasingam, Jeyakantha, Chandrasekaran, C. Sankara Kumar, Singh, Simmrat, Zakaria, Mohd Idzwan, Ong, Terence
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer London Ltd 2023
Subjects:	RC Internal medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/38253/
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