Letter

Guidance on osteoporosis

Say Dr No to shifting from falls to osteoporosis

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2684 (Published 25 November 2008)
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2684

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  1. Emilio Maestri, consultant endocrinologist1
  2. On behalf of Oreste Capelli, Giulio Formoso, Lucia Magnano, Anna Maria Marata, and Nicola Magrini
  1. 1Unit of Drug Evaluation and Evidence-Based Primary Care (CeVEAS), 41100 Modena, Italy
  1. boscoprofondo{at}tin.it

    As clinicians, we agree with shifting the focus in fracture prevention from osteoporosis to falls,1 and consider that loss of bone mineral is a risk factor rather than a disease.

    This shift is seriously challenged in information campaigns targeted at the public. In the timeless women campaign promoted by the …

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