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Diagnosis, assessment and management of osteoporosis
Author(s) -
Blackie Rosemary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1815
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , postmenopausal osteoporosis , postmenopausal women , intensive care medicine , risk assessment , fracture (geology) , pathology , management , bone mineral , engineering , geotechnical engineering , economics
Osteoporosis is a common condition, especially in postmenopausal women, but it often remains undetected until after fracture occurs. This article discusses its diagnosis, fracture risk assessment and recommended management.