Properties of Turkish Osteoporotic Women According to Risk Factor Assesment: A Multicenter Study

• Main Authors: M. Eryavuz (Author), G. Akyüz (Author), Y. G. Kutsal (Author), F. Ardıç (Author), Ö. Ardıçoğlu (Author), F. Cantürk (Author), G. Dinçer (Author), S. Hepgüler (Author), Ö. Kayhan (Author), H. Oğuz (Author), J. Saraç (Author), K. Şenel (Author), K. Tan (Author), T. Tuncer (Author), M. Yurtkuran (Author), N. Eskiyurt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2002-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by a decreased bone mass and a deterioration in bone microarchitecture which causes an enhanced fragility of the skeleton and creates a greater susceptibility to fractures. With increases in life expectancy and in the number of elderly people bo...