Evaluation of Police General Hospital's Fracture Liaison Service (PGH's FLS): The first study of a Fracture Liaison Service in Thailand
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the Fracture Liaison service (FLS) in preventing secondary fracture and decreasing 1-year mortality rate after osteoporotic hip fracture, in patients at Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Methods: A prospective cohort s...
Main Authors: | Tanawat Amphansap, Nitirat Stitkitti, Peerachai Dumrongwanich |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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Series: | Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525516300620 |
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