@article{ref1,
title="The potential effect on hip fracture incidence of mass screening for osteoporosis",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="1999",
author="Pocock, Nicholas A. and Culton, N. L. and Harris, N. D.",
volume="170",
number="10",
pages="486-488",
abstract="With ageing of the Australian population, treatment of osteoporosis-related hip fractures will impose an increasing burden on the healthcare system. Based on current age-adjusted hip fracture incidence and population projections for New South Wales, we estimated a 90% increase in hip fractures by the year 2021. Contributing significantly to this increase will be the number of men reaching the high risk age group for osteoporotic hip fractures. A suggested solution--screening and appropriate therapy for individuals at high risk of osteoporosis--may have only a modest impact. Our calculations show that, even with optimistic screening and therapy compliance rates, hip fractures could still increase by over 50%. Other approaches need to be further explored.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}