Prevalence of primary osteoporosis and low bone mass in postmenopausal women and related risk factors

• Main Authors: Elnaz Hemmati (Author), Mojgan Mirghafourvand (Author), Majid Mobasseri (Author), Seyed Kazem Shakouri (Author), Parvaneh Mikaeli (Author), Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Globally, 30% of female over 50 years old have osteoporosis. This disease is one of the major causes of disability and death in the elderly. This research was aimed to determine the prevalence of primary osteoporosis and low bone density based on bone mineral density in postmenopausal wo...