Osteoporosis in primary care: an opportunity to approach risk factors

ABSTRACT Introduction: Climacteric women are susceptible to a number of changes, among them osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and susceptibility to fracture. Currently, this disease is a public health issue, being necessary to recognize its risk factors. Object...

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Main Authors: Angra Larissa Durans Costa, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Anna Cyntia Brandão Nascimento, Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa, José Eduardo Batista, Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra, Graça Maria De Castro Viana, Walbert Edson Muniz Filho, Flávia Castello Branco Vidal, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042016000200111&lng=en&tlng=en