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Divergent effects of obesity on fragility fractures

Obesity was commonly thought to be advantageous for maintaining healthy bones due to the higher bone mineral density observed in overweight individuals. However, several recent studies have challenged the widespread belief that obesity is protective against fracture and have suggested that obesity i...

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Autores principales: Caffarelli, Carla, Alessi, Chiara, Nuti, Ranuccio, Gonnelli, Stefano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25284996
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S64625