Lower bone mineral density in Patients with Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study from Chinese Mainland

Lower bone mineral density in Patients with Parkinson’s disease: a cross-sectional study from Chinese Mainland

Objectives Although several lines of evidence have suggested that patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a higher risk of osteoporosis and fracture, the association between bone mineral density and severity of PD patients is unknown. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of 54 patients w...

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Main Authors: Huimin eGao, Xiaobo eWei, Jinchi eLiao, Rui eWang, Xu eLiu, Jiehua eXu, Xiaoping ePan, Ze eLi, Zhong eLi, Ying eXia, Qing eWang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Levodopa
Osteoporosis
Parkinson’s disease
bone mineral density
Motor symptoms
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00203/full

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