PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURES IN THE GERIATRIC POPULATION PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS

Proximal Humerus Fractures in the Geriatric Population Present an Opportunity to Improve Recognition and Treatment of Osteoporosis

Introduction: Osteoporosis remains an undertreated disease entity causing substantial morbidity and mortality.Proximal humerus fractures are a common sentinel fracture, providing an opportunity to intervene with antiresorptive therapy before more subsequent fractures occur.Despite the success of programs aimed to improve postfracture osteoporosis r

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Cost-Effectiveness of Price Subsidies on Fortified Packaged Infant Cereals in Reducing Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6-23-Month-Old-Children in Urban India.

INTRODUCTION:Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a major public health problem in India and especially harmful in early childhood due to its impact on cognitive development and increased all-cause mortality.We estimate the cost-effectiveness of price subsidies on fortified packaged infant cereals (F-PICs) in reducing IDA in 6-23-monthold children in u

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