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Osteoporosis Clinical Practice Guidelines: An Update

In osteoporosis huge gaps remain between best evidence and CPGs and what transpires in clinical practice.Key remaining challenges include clearly defining what constitutes quality, and harmonizing guidelines.

OSTEOPOROSIS website

Written by: Professor John J. Carey, Consultant Physician in Rheumatology and Medicine, Clinical Lead in Osteoporosis, DXA and Fracture Liaison Services – Catherine Armstrong, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Osteoporosis and Fiona Heaney, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Osteoporosis

All at: Centre for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Department of Rheumatology, Merlin Park Campus, Galway University Hospitals, Ireland.

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