Male Osteoporosis

• Main Authors: Meltem Esenyel (Author), Nihal Özaras (Author), Saliha Eroğlu Demir (Author), Ahmet Rıza Uras (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Galenos Yayinevi, 2004-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteoporosis in men is now recognized as an increasingly important public health issue. About 30 % of hip fractures and 20 % of vertebral fractures occur in men. In the present study, we examined 19 men who did not have major risk factors that might affect bone mass. Parathormone(PTH), osteocalcin (...