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Postmenopausal Chinese women show accelerated lumbar disc degeneration compared with Chinese men

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Postmenopausal women may have accelerated disc degeneration due to relative oestrogen deficiency. Two new studies supporting this concept were carried out. METHODS: Study I: The data were from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (Hong Kong) and Women (Hong Kong) studies. Both wer...

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Autor principal: Wang, Yi Xiang J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Speaking Orthopaedic Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5986995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30035059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2015.09.001