Low bone mass secondary to antipsychotic medications

Background and Objective: Antipsychotic medications are known to cause low bone mass. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis secondary to patients taking antipsychotic medications. Patients and Methods: This prospective study included 175 patients tak...

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Main Authors: Abdallah S Al-Omran, Mahdi S Abu-Madini, Mir Sadat-Ali, Moaad H Alfaraidy, Waleed K Shihada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2016;volume=4;issue=3;spage=202;epage=205;aulast=Al-Omran