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Friday, July 22, 2016

Know your bones - self assessment tool

'Know your bones' is a bone health self-assessment tool created by Osteoporosis Australia and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.  Its aim is to help adults assess their likelihood of fractures, given that 7,5 million Australians have osteopenia or osteoporosis, and new figures reveal a bone break every 3.4 minutes in Australia due to poor bone health. 

The online tool includes demographic questions, medical history and lifestyle factors. A summary of risk of fracture over the next five and 10 years is provided for people over 50 years of age.

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