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Assessment of osteoporosis knowledge among adult Saudi females attending the family medicine department at Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterized by loss of bone mineral density, deterioration of bone structure, bone fragility, and it is associated with high risk of fractures. The prevalence of osteoporosis among Saudis is estimated to be 34% in females and 30.7% in males. The aim...

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Autores principales: Alqahtani, Ghada M., Alghamdi, Abdullah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8140219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34041153
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1810_20