Open AccessBone health after fifth decade in rural ambulatory South Indian postmenopausal women
Author(s) -
Aditya John Binu,
Kripa Elizabeth Cherian,
Nitin Kapoor,
Felix Jebasingh,
Hesarghatta Shyamasunder Asha,
Thomas Paul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_161_18
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , femoral neck , bone mineral , vitamin d and neurology , cohort , population , vitamin d deficiency , environmental health
The incidence of postmenopausal osteoporosis continues to rise, as population ages. The morbidity and mortality associated with osteoporotic fractures have a significant negative impact on the economy and quality of life of the affected individual and the community, at large.