Journal article
Research directions in osteoporosis
The American journal of medicine, Vol.84(2), pp.275-282
1988
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90425-1
PMID: 3407655
Abstract
Osteoporosis, a condition in which bone mass is low, represents a major public health problem in developed societies. It may affect as many as 20 to 25 million people in the United States, and it is responsible for 1.3 million fractures each year, typically fractures of the spine, wrist, and hip. Osteoporosis exacts an enormous toll in morbidity and mortality, and its cost in the United States has been estimated at 7 to 10 billion dollars in 1986 alone. Predominantly, but not exclusively, osteoporosis is a disorder of women. The frequency of osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures is expected to increase, because the most susceptible population—the elderly—is expanding.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Research directions in osteoporosis
- Creators
- William A. Peck - St. Louis, Missouri, USAB.Lawrence Riggs - University of Minnesota RochesterNorman H. Bell - Charleston, South Carolina, USARobert B. Wallace - Iowa City, Iowa, USAC.Conrad JohnstonStephen L. GordonLawrence E. Shulman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of medicine, Vol.84(2), pp.275-282
- DOI
- 10.1016/0002-9343(88)90425-1
- PMID
- 3407655
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Med
- ISSN
- 0002-9343
- eISSN
- 1555-7162
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984363618302771
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