How Pharmacists Can Better Serve Older Female Veterans

Date Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016

Category: Health Care - National

One of the results of the Women's Health Initiative indicated women veterans have a 25% greater chance of hip fracture and higher 10-year probabilities for any major fracture compared to civilian women. Dr. Joanne LaFleur and fellow researchers examined data on patients aged 50 to 79 years, 3,719 self-reported as veterans and 141,802 self-reported as non-veterans. She noted that it is important to manage smoking and weight loss, pharmacists can help with focusing on osteoporosis risk,

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