Bone alkaline phosphatase and urine hydroxyproline assay in pre and postmenopausal women in the state of sikkim and its correlation with bone mineral density

Introduction: Osteoporosis could be viewed as a metabolic disease. The WHO guidelines for diagnosing osteoporosis reflect structural damage only and not the metabolic imbalance that leads to it. Biochemical markers of bone turnover have been shown to provide valuable information for diagnosing and m...

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Main Authors: Anne Deborah Rai, Mingma L Sherpa, Amumacha Singh, S G Thejaswi, Rinchen D Bhutia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
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Online Access:http://www.jmidlifehealth.org/article.asp?issn=0976-7800;year=2021;volume=12;issue=4;spage=304;epage=309;aulast=Rai