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Osteoporosis: Global study launched
11 Apr 2008
Some 60,000 women are to take part in a landmark study looking at osteoporosis care around the world.
The research, entitled Global Longitudinal Registry of Osteoporosis in Women (Glow), aims to improve the standard of care for postmenopausal women at risk of the condition.
Women aged 55 years or older who have visited their doctor in the past two years will participate in the study which encompasses patients from ten countries.
Researchers will gather information on osteoporosis risk factors, approaches to treatment, patient behaviour and fracture outcomes with an annual patient survey over a five-year period.
"We know that there are patients at high risk for osteoporosis, sometimes already having suffered a broken bone, who aren't getting diagnosed and treated. We have to figure out why not," Dr Robert Lindsay, Glow executive committee co-chair said.
"Globally we have an aging female population that wants to maintain independence and vitality. We can help by finding the key to improving diagnosis and treatment of this debilitating disease," he added.
According to figures from the International Osteoporosis Foundation, an estimated 75 million people are currently living with osteoporosis in Europe, Japan and the US.
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