The impact of methods for estimating bone health and the global burden of bone disease Impacto de los métodos para medir la salud ósea y la carga global de enfermedades óseas

• Auteurs principaux: Zoë A Cole (Auteur), Elaine M Dennison (Auteur), Cyrus Cooper (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Osteoporosis constitutes a major public health problem through its association with age related fractures. Fracture rates are generally higher in caucasian women than in other populations. Important determinants include estrogen deficiency in women, low body mass index, cigarette smoking, alcohol co...