Osteoporosis Resources
Washington University webpage on osteoporosis and bone physiology - maintained by a professor, educational site.
On-line FRAX® - Fracture Risk Assessment Tool - on-line tools are of limited use. Consult a doctor for a definitive diagnosis. But still interesting.
QFracture Site - learn your QFracture score, an attempt to quantify risk of a bone fracture due to low bone density in the next ten years.
University of Michigan page on Bone Structure - more scientific
Monitoring BMD After Starting Bisphosphonate Treatment
International Osteoporosis Foundation
Chinese University of Hong
Kong Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis
UK's National Osteoporosis Society
The Centers for Disease Control on Calcium and Bone Health
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Instituto
Nacional de Artritis y Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas y de la Piel
West Virginia Osteoporosis & Arthritis Program Program
National Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.nof.org/aboutosteoporosis/bonebasics/riskfactors
Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Background/hispanic_women.asp
International Osteoporosis Foundation Latin America
http://www.iofbonehealth.org/policy-advocacy/latin-america.html
Manataka American Indian Council
Non-pharmacological management of osteoporosis: a consensus of the Belgian Bone Club.
BestBonesForever.gov - A bone health campaign for girls
Pathogenesis of osteoporosis: concepts, conflicts, and prospects
Guideline.gov on pharmalogic treatment
What People Recovering from Alcoholism Need to Know About Osteoporosis - NIH
The Congress created the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) in 1986. It is one of the National Institutes of Health and acts to allocate research funding into osteoporosis (among other issues) and it also disseminates information about bone health.
Keeping you personal health records
