Trabecular bone score in active or former smokers with and without COPD.

BACKGROUND:Smoking is a recognized risk factor for osteoporosis. Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a novel texture parameter to evaluate bone microarchitecture. TBS and their main determinants are unknown in active and former smokers. OBJECTIVE:To assess TBS in a population of active or former smokers...

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Main Authors: Jessica González, Macarena Rodríguez-Fraile, Pilar Rivera, Patricia Restituto, Inmaculada Colina, María de Los Desamparados Calleja, Ana B Alcaide, Aránzazu Campo, Juan Bertó, Luís M Seijo, Teresa Pérez, Javier Zulueta, Nerea Varo, Juan P de-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209777