Bone health and risk factors of cardiovascular disease--a cross-sectional study in healthy young adults.

OBJECTIVE: Both osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are diseases that comprise a growing medical and economic burden in ageing populations. They share many risk factors, including ageing, low physical activity, and possibly overweight. We aimed to study associations between individual risk...

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Main Authors: Satu Pirilä, Mervi Taskinen, Maila Turanlahti, Merja Kajosaari, Outi Mäkitie, Ulla M Saarinen-Pihkala, Heli Viljakainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4195604?pdf=render