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Demystifying ageing: Lifting the burden of fragility fractures and osteoporosis in the Asia-Pacific

August 7, 2017

Health systems need to do more to respond to rising numbers of fracture and osteoporosis prevalence driven by ageing.
This study looks at the challenge fragility fractures and osteoporosis pose and how health systems are responding in eight Asia-Pacific economies: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

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