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Osteoporosis in urban post-menopausal women of the Philippines: prevalence and risk factors

SUMMARY: The prevalence of osteoporosis was assessed among post-menopausal women dwelling in an urban community of Davao, Philippines using quantitative ultrasonic bone densitometry and its predictors were investigated. The prevalence of osteoporosis was 19.8%. Advancing age, lower body weight, and...

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Autores principales: Miura, S., Saavedra, O. L., Yamamoto, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3644205/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11657-008-0018-0

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