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Prevalence and determinants of osteoporosis among men aged 50 years or more in Sri Lanka: a community-based cross-sectional study

SUMMARY: This study, based on phalangeal bone mineral density (BMD) of 1,174 community dwelling male volunteers aged 50 years or more from seven provinces in Sri Lanka, shows 5.8% prevalence of osteoporosis among them. Advancing age, less physical activity, and low body weight were associated with l...

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Autores principales:	Lekamwasam, Sarath, Wijayaratne, Lalith, Rodrigo, Mahinda, Hewage, Udual
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Springer-Verlag 2009
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2836740/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20234791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-009-0032-x

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