[Anti-osteoporotic programs in Japan].
On account of the unusually rapid aging of the population, osteoporosis became the most important health problem for the elderly in Japan. There are approximately 10,000,000 patients with osteoporosis in Japan and almost 1,000,000 patients are in bedridden state. Hip fracture is the second most frequent cause for the bedridden state. Ministry of Health and Welfare funded several projects to assess the current status of osteoporosis and to prevent osteoporotic fracture. Japan osteoporosis Foundation founded in 1991 concentrations its effort on public education and research support on osteoporosis.
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Calcium Research Institute, Japan Osteoporosis Foundation.
D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*