Treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis
R Eastell - New England journal of medicine, 1998 - Mass Medical Soc
R Eastell
New England journal of medicine, 1998•Mass Medical SocOsteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe, the United States, and
Japan. 1 It is a preventable and treatable condition, yet many people with osteoporosis
remain unrecognized and untreated. The purpose of this review is to consider the evidence
that treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis are effective and safe. Definition of
Osteoporosis Definitions of osteoporosis have usually been conceptual and therefore
difficult to apply to individual patients. For example, a Consensus Development Conference …
Japan. 1 It is a preventable and treatable condition, yet many people with osteoporosis
remain unrecognized and untreated. The purpose of this review is to consider the evidence
that treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis are effective and safe. Definition of
Osteoporosis Definitions of osteoporosis have usually been conceptual and therefore
difficult to apply to individual patients. For example, a Consensus Development Conference …
Osteoporosis affects an estimated 75 million people in Europe, the United States, and Japan.1 It is a preventable and treatable condition, yet many people with osteoporosis remain unrecognized and untreated. The purpose of this review is to consider the evidence that treatments for postmenopausal osteoporosis are effective and safe.
Definition of Osteoporosis
Definitions of osteoporosis have usually been conceptual and therefore difficult to apply to individual patients. For example, a Consensus Development Conference defined osteoporosis as “a systemic skeletal disease characterised by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture.”1 A . . .
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