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Health Encyclopedia: Osteoporosis Diagnosis
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About 20 - 30% of Caucasian women in the U.S. can expect to be affected by osteoporosis, including having a spinal fracture, after age 60. Hispanic, Asian, and Native American women have an even higher risk. Nearly all of them are unaware of the condition and so fail to seek a diagnosis. Even worse, studies continue to report inadequate evaluation for osteoporosis even after a fracture.
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