J Korean Soc Osteoporos.  2010 Apr;8(1):9-14.

The Situation of Osteoporosis in Thailand: Update for 2010

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. lkobchitt@csloxinfo.com

Abstract

Osteoporosis has significant mortality and morbidity which can significantly impact resources. Osteoporosis is not among the top ten health priorities of the Thai government, even though the number of deaths caused by it is comparable to lung cancer. Improvement in awareness and education of the Thai population especially with regard to prevention is the best public health strategy. At the same time, there is an urgent need to convince the policy makers about the need for placing greater importance to osteoporosis in the national health priorities.

Keyword

Osteoporosis; Prevention; Thailand

MeSH Terms

Administrative Personnel
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Health Priorities
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Osteoporosis
Public Health
Thailand
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