Fractures in osteoporosis: The challenge for the new millennium

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Reginster, J Y ^a,b   Sarlet, N ^a   Lecart, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; STRONTIUM RANELATE; VITAMIN D;

BONE DENSITY; BONE FRAGILITY; EDITORIAL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; SPINAL FRACTURES; WRIST INJURIES;

EID: 20044375020     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1752-9     Document Type: Editorial

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