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Osteoporosis
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes a leaflet called Osteoporosis.
National Osteoporosis Society (NOS)
The only national charity dedicated to eradicating osteoporosis and promoting bone health.
Osteoporosis
Reliable information provided by the Arthritis Research Campaign.
Osteoporosis - primary prevention
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Osteoporosis - primary prevention.
Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate.
Osteoporosis
Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.
Osteoporosis
Cambridge Univeristy Hospital NHS Trust provide a wide range of patient information including one in this area.
Osteoporosis
Women's Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information. Their website contains information about osteoporosis.
Medicine Guide for Osteoporosis
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Medicine Guide for Osteoporosis (after menopause)
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Osteoporosis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Osteoporosis
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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