Reviews and Notes: Assessment of Fracture Risk and Its Application to Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Assessment of Fracture Risk and its Application to Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

129 pages. Geneva: World Health Organization; 1994. $19.80.

Osteoporosis is increasingly recognized as a major public health problem; its estimated annual cost to the health care system in the United States is 7 to 10 billion dollars. Furthermore, because the population is aging, the scope of the problem is likely to increase exponentially, particularly in developing countries. Recognizing these trends, a World Health …