Cohort Profile: The Hong Kong Osteoporosis Study and the follow-up study,International Journal of Epidemiology

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Cohort Profile: The Hong Kong Osteoporosis Study and the follow-up study
International Journal of Epidemiology ( IF 6.4 ) Pub Date : 2017-09-07 , DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx172
Ching-Lung Cheung _{1,

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With a globally ageing population, morbidity becomes both a clinical and a financial concern. Among the age-related diseases, osteoporosis imposes a heavy burden on individuals and society, in terms of both the cost of treatment and quality of life. Since osteoporosis is often termed a ‘silent disease’, i.e. its presence becomes evident only after a fracture occurs, it becomes important to be able to identify risk factors of osteoporosis and subsequent fracture.

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