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Position paper reveals enormous variation in worldwide usage of FRAX

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST

Doctors worldwide now use tools such as FRAX, a widely available online calculator, to help identify patients in need of osteoporosis treatment. A new position paper by the IOF Epidemiology and Quality of Life Working Group has assessed the uptake of FRAX worldwide. The study concludes that there were approximately 2.3 million FRAX calculations during a one-year period beginning in May 2012, with enormous variation in worldwide usage.