title: Osteoporosis.
abstract: From April 2010 to March 2011 in BEACH, osteoporosis was managed at a rate of 6 per 1000 general practice encounters, suggesting an average 708,000 osteoporosis patient-doctor encounters per year nationally.
authors.affiliation: Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology