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Approach to osteoporosis diagnosis and fracture risk management in primary care. [PDF]

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Garg D   +5 more
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Medical Clinics of North America, 1987
Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, particularly for the postmenopausal woman. With the withdrawal of estrogen at menopause, bone resorption begins to exceed formation in remodeling cycles and bone mass is inexorably lost. Clearly, preventing postmenopausal osteoporosis is the aim of management.
S J, Silverberg, R, Lindsay
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 2013
The aim of this study is to provide a thorough updated review of the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.There have been several important findings in the field of postmenopausal osteoporosis over the past 1-2 years. Fewer morphometric vertebral fractures were found in women treated for 6 years with zoledronic acid compared with ...
Dima L, Diab, Nelson B, Watts
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2004
The postmenopausal state is the most common underlying cause for osteoporosis and most of our understanding of the condition relates to this group. Recent evidence has suggested that hormone therapy may no longer have the pre-eminent place it once held but the same studies have also confirmed its antifracture efficacy. However, an increasing variety of
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Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 1994
More than 25% of postmenopausal women are at risk of osteoporosis. In order to avoid its consequences, it is necessary to find an appropriate prevention and/or treatment. We studied: (1) 15 postmenopausal women treated with percutaneous estradiol (50 micrograms/24 h) plus MPA (10 mg/10 days/month); (2) 15 postmenopausal women treated with synthetic ...
DI RENZO, Giancarlo   +5 more
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Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Southern Medical Journal, 1984
In 1980, the combined incidences of vertebral and hip fractures necessitating hospitalization of women living in Knox County, Tennessee nearly doubled each five years after the age of 50. These data led us to review the pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, and therapeutic measures used to control or minimize the occurrence of postmenopausal osteoporosis ...
A W, Diddle, I Q, Smith
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis and atheroma

Joint Bone Spine, 2006
Epidemiological studies have established a significant association between two major health problems, osteoporosis and atheroma, which is independent from age, gender, and other cardiovascular risk factors. Bone loss and the development of calcific deposits within vessel walls occur concomitantly.
Gérald, Rajzbaum, Yvonnick, Bézie
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