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The prevalence of patients treated for osteoporosis in Greenland is low compared to Denmark
- Source :
- International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 81, Iss 1 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
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Abstract
- The study is a register-based cross-sectional study aiming to estimate the prevalence of treated osteoporosis in Greenland compared to Denmark and provide a description of the patients with osteoporosis in Greenland. In addition, the study estimates the incidence of hip fractures in Greenland from 2018 to 2020 among people aged 65 years or older. The overall prevalence of patients prescribed medication for osteoporosis among those aged 18 years or older was 0.56% in Greenland and 2.36% in Denmark (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22423982
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- International Journal of Circumpolar Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6e5c4deca02e4f95a9980e739a92bad4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2078473