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This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

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Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center (NIH ORBD-NRC)

Annotation: ORBD-NRC links patients, health professionals, and the public with resources and information on osteoporosis and related bone diseases. The center helps educate the public about bone diseases and offers a variety of publications for specific audiences (women, men, seniors, and the visually impaired, for example), including materials in Spanish and Vietnamese. ORBD-NRC publishes a newsletter and maintains an open listserv.

Keywords: Bone diseases, Osteoporosis, Pagets disease

Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease and Bone and Related Disorders (PDF)

Annotation: The Paget Foundation for Paget's Disease of Bone and Related Disorders (PDF) assists people with Paget's disease, primary hyperparathyroidism, fibrous dysplasia, osteopetrosis, breast and prostate cancer metastatic to bone. The Foundation disseminates educational materials to patients and medical professionals, offers physician referrals and sponsors conferences. Publications include Questions and Answers about Paget's Disease of Bone, Questions and Answers About Primary Hyperparathyroidism, Questions and Answers About Fibrous Dysplasia, Questions and Answers About Breast Cancer Metastatic to Bone, Questions and Answers About Osteopetrosis , Questions and Answers about Prostate Cancer Metastatic to Bone, and a newsletter, Update.

Keywords: Pagets disease, Breast cancer, Health education, Information dissemination, Referrals
   

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