Epidemiology of osteoporosis.
This review has shown that osteoporosis is a major public health problem because of its association with fracture. It is now possible to predict future risk of fracture by measuring BMD with noninvasive techniques. The relation between BMD and fracture is comparable to that between blood pressure an...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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