Osteoporosis - An Emerging Disease of the 21(st) Century, Part 1: An Overview

Osteoporosis is a condition where bones are fragile with a poor bone mineral density. This increases the risk of fracture especially of the hip, vertebrae, and wrist. These fractures are usually termed “fragility fractures.” In this article, we aim to provide a broad overview of osteoporosis-investi...

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Autores principales: Sunil Kumar, K.H., Bhaskar, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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CME Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479006
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.94457
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description Osteoporosis is a condition where bones are fragile with a poor bone mineral density. This increases the risk of fracture especially of the hip, vertebrae, and wrist. These fractures are usually termed “fragility fractures.” In this article, we aim to provide a broad overview of osteoporosis-investigation, management, and prevention.
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spelling pubmed-38939422014-01-29 Osteoporosis - An Emerging Disease of the 21(st) Century, Part 1: An Overview Sunil Kumar, K.H. Bhaskar, P. J Family Med Prim Care CME Series Osteoporosis is a condition where bones are fragile with a poor bone mineral density. This increases the risk of fracture especially of the hip, vertebrae, and wrist. These fractures are usually termed “fragility fractures.” In this article, we aim to provide a broad overview of osteoporosis-investigation, management, and prevention. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3893942/ /pubmed/24479006 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.94457 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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