Committee of National Societies; IOF journals; Recommendations; War; Humans; Societies, Medical; Osteoporosis; Biomedical Research/standards; Armed Conflicts; Biomedical Research; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Abstract :
[en] This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation reports the findings of an IOF Commission to consider to recommend rules of partnership with scientists belonging to a country which is currently responsible for an armed conflict, anywhere in the world. The findings and recommendations have been adopted unanimously by the Board of IOF.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Kanis, John A ; Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK. W.J.Pontefract@sheffield.ac.uk ; Mary McKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. W.J.Pontefract@sheffield.ac.uk
Dawson-Hughes, Bess ; Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
Campusano, Claudia ; Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, Clínica Universidad de los Andes and School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile
Cooper, Cyrus ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique, Epidémiologie et Economie de la santé ; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK ; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK ; NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Ebeling, Peter R ; Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Halbout, Philippe ; International Osteoporosis Foundation, Nyon, Switzerland
Harvey, Nicholas C ; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK ; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
McCloskey, Eugene V ; Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK ; MRC and Arthritis Research UK Centre for Integrated Research in Musculoskeletal Ageing, Mellanby Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
McClung, Michael R ; Oregon Osteoporosis Center, Portland, OR, USA
Reginster, Jean-Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique ; WHO Collaborating Center for Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium ; Protein Research Chair, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saleh, Yousef; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Zakraoui, Leith ; Chair of the Committee of Patients Societies at the International Osteoporosis Foundation, Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, Canada
Jiwa, Famida; Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada
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