The Relationship of Statins Usage and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women

Background: Osteoporosis is a common disease that is most prevalent in postmenopausal women. Statins are lipid lowering agents and their role in increasing bone mineral density has been reported in many studies. We conducted this study to evaluate the relationship of statin consumption and bone dens...

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Main Authors: Gholamreza Dashti, Mohammadreza Salamat, Abbas Shobeiri, Amirhossein Salamat
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2014-06-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
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Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/3428