title: Managing osteoporosis in a rural community.
abstract: Managing long-term conditions, such as osteoporosis in a rural community, presents particular challenges. This article describes how a specialist service identified patients at high risk of fragility fracture and raised awareness of bone health.
authors: Ceredigion Integrated Osteoporosis Service, Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.
authors: Debbie
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authors: Stone
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D012424:Rural Population; D006113:United Kingdom