Risk factors for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women from Guadalajara, Jalisco

Objective. To know risk factors and the frequency of osteoporosis (OP) in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods. Bone mineral density was measured in lumbar spine of 513 postmenopausal women from a hospital of Guadalajara, Jalisco during 2007-2008. The cutoff points of the associated variables...

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Main Authors: Anahí González-Mercado, j Yoaly Sánchez-López, Bertha Ibarra Ibarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2013-11-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7308

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