Burden of Illness for Osteoporotic Fractures Compared With Other Serious Diseases Among Postmenopausal Women in the United States

To provide a national estimate of the incidence of hospitalizations due to osteoporotic fractures (OFs) in women; compare this with the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and breast cancer; and assess temporal trends in the incidence and length of hospitalizations.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - December 3, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrea Singer, Alex Exuzides, Leslie Spangler, Cynthia O’Malley, Chris Colby, Karissa Johnston, Irene Agodoa, Jessica Baker, Risa Kagan Tags: Original article Source Type: research