Economic evaluation of an osteoporosis screening campaign using FRAX
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 20:31
in Health & Medicine
An osteoporosis screening strategy using FRAX as a pre-screening tool is cost-effective if the follow up of the screening and medication adherence are optimized, research shows. FRAX (WHO Fracture Risk Assessment Tool) is a widely used algorithm to determine 10-year risk of fracture based on an individual's risk factors.