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Osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis - prevalence, risk factors and methods of assessment

INTRODUCTION: Osteoporosis can be a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but diagnosing spinal osteoporosis can be difficult since pathologic new bone formation interferes with the assessment of the bone mineral density (BMD). The aims of the current study were to investigate prevalence and...

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Autores principales: Klingberg, Eva, Lorentzon, Mattias, Mellström, Dan, Geijer, Mats, Göthlin, Jan, Hilme, Elisabet, Hedberg, Martin, Carlsten, Hans, Forsblad-d'Elia, Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22569245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3833