The importance and relevance of peak bone mass in the prevalence of osteoporosis Importancia y relevancia de la masa ósea máxima en la prevalencia de osteoporosis

• Главные авторы: Jean-Philippe Bonjour (Автор), Thierry Chevalley (Автор), Serge Ferrari (Автор), René Rizzoli (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Bone mass and strength achieved at the end of the growth period, simply designated as "Peak Bone Mass (PBM)", plays an essential role in the risk of osteoporotic fractures occurring in adulthood. It is considered that an increase of PBM by one standard deviation would reduce the fracture r...