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Quality Indicators for the Care of Osteoporosis in Vulnerable Elders
Author(s) -
Grossman Jennifer,
MacLean Catherine H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01347.x
Subject(s) - grossman , medicine , excellence , gerontology , center of excellence , family medicine , health care , library science , political science , computer science , keynesian economics , law , economics
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by the loss of bone mass and disruption of the normal bone architecture that results in greater fracture risk.