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Osteoporosis: fact, fiction, fallacy and the future
Author(s)Opinder Sahota, Tahir Masud
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 28, no 5, September 1999
Pagespp 425-428
KeywordsOsteoporosis ; Diagnosis ; Drugs ; Research Reviews.
AnnotationLifetime risks of any osteoporotic fractures for 50 year old white women and men are 40% and 13% respectively. The authors present fashions in the diagnosis and management of primary osteoporosis, along with research evidence, including prospective studies and randomised controlled trials. They conclude by referring to recently published guidelines from the National Osteoporosis Society on the prevention and treatment of corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis, and from the Department of Health (DoH) on osteoporosis management (http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/osteop.htm). (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-991105001 A
ClassmarkCLO: LK7: LLD: 3A:6KC

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