Definition and management of very high fracture risk in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a position statement from the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM) and the Brazilian Association of Bone Assessment and Metabolism (ABRASSO)

ABSTRACT Several drugs are available for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Over the last decades, most patients requiring pharmacological intervention were offered antiresorptive drugs as first-line therapy, while anabolic agents were considered a last resource for those with th...

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Main Authors: Barbara C. Silva, Miguel Madeira, Catarina Brasil d’Alva, Sergio Setsuo Maeda, Narriane Chaves Pereira de Holanda, Monique Nakayama Ohe, Vera Szejnfeld, Cristiano A. F. Zerbini, Francisco José Albuquerque de Paula, Francisco Bandeira
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2022-10-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972022005011202&tlng=en