Bone densitometry status and its associated factors in peri and post menopausal females: A cross sectional study from a tertiary care centre in India
Objective: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by diminished bone strength that increases the risk of fracture at instances of trivial trauma. Asians have a lower bone mass than the west. The present study was designed to add data from India on women above the age of 40 years with resp...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-02-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455917303285 |