RT Book, Section
A1 Malik, Rubina A.
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100066587
T1 Osteoporosis & Hip Fractures
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100066587
RD 2024/04/23
AB Osteoporosis  is  a  systemic  skeletal  disease  characterized  by  low  bone  mass  and  microarchitectural  deterioration  of  the  bone  tissue,  with  a  consequent  increase  in  bone  fragility  and  susceptibility  to  fracture.Osteoporosis  is  more  common  in  women  than  in  men,  although  the  incidence  among  men  is  increasing.The  prevalence  of  osteoporosis  and  osteoporotic  fractures  increases  with  age.