Background Besides macrolevel characteristics of a health care system, mesolevel access
characteristics can exert influence on socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare use. These …

Objectives Although a few trials have explored whether bisphosphonates (BPs) prevented
recurrent fragility fractures (FFs), little is known about the secondary preventative effects of …

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have increased prevalence of
osteoporosis, leading to guideline recommendations for bone mineral density (BMD) testing …

Ireland and Denmark have similar hip fracture surgery rates but differences in care quality
indicators and patterns of intracapsular fracture repair. Very high variation in total hip …

Fractures occurring with very little trauma are often caused by osteoporosis and can lead to
disability. This study demonstrates that a coordinator working with an orthopaedic team can …

Objectives To assess uptake of postfracture care guidelines in community‐dwelling
Medicare recipients with fractures. Design Retrospective observational cohort study. Setting …

We analysed data from elderly people registered in the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register
to investigate whether age is associated with use of osteoporosis drugs in a nationwide …

Background. An increase in total adiposity and in particular an abdominal distribution of
adiposity may contribute to the decline in metabolic insulin sensitivity observed in older men …

The 'Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada'recognized that people living in
rural and remote areas of Canada are at a disadvantage in health status, access to care and …

Background: A past history of low trauma fracture is a strong risk factor for future fractures in
postmenopausal women and national guidance recommends treatment in the majority of …