Management of male osteoporosis: report of the UK Consensus Group.
Although osteoporosis is generally regarded as a disease of women, up to 30% of hip fractures and 20% of vertebral fractures occur in men. Risk factors for osteoporotic fractures in men include low body mass index, smoking, high alcohol consumption, corticosteroid therapy, physical inactivity, disea...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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1998
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