Guidelines of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in men

Abstract Osteoporosis, a metabolic disease characterized by low bone mass, deterioration of the bone tissue microarchitecture and increased susceptibility to fractures, is commonly regarded as a women's health problem. This point of view is based on the fact that compared with men, women have l...

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Main Authors: Marco Antônio R. Loures, Cristiano Augusto F. Zerbini, Jaime S. Danowski, Rosa Maria R. Pereira, Caio Moreira, Ana Patrícia de Paula, Charlles Heldan M. Castro, Vera Lúcia Szejnfeld, Laura Maria C. Mendonça, Sebastião C. Radominiski, Mailze C. Bezerra, Ricardo Simões, Wanderley M. Bernardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042017000800009&lng=en&tlng=en