Impacts of osteoporosis on quality of life in elderly women

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis, the most common pathological cause of skeletal weakening and the most common metabolic bone disease, is caused by loss of bone mass density (BMD). Fractures due to osteoporosis will worsen life, increase pain, and decrease quality of life. The present study aimed to determi...

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Main Authors: Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Narges Mohammadsalehi, Bagher Nasimi, Gholamhossein Ranjbar-Omrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vesnu Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Chronic Diseases Journal
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Online Access:http://cdjournal.muk.ac.ir/index.php/cdj/article/view/18