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Osteoporosis
Recent findings in osteoporosis described
July 14th, 2005
Osteoporosis research advances have been reported from Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Study 1: Prevalence of osteoporosis, as detected by quantitative ultrasound at the calcaneus, is "noteworthy" among a population of women in and around Hanoi, Vietnam. T.T.H. Vu and colleagues, University of Tokushima, Japan, conducted a population-based, cross-sectional survey in 2003 of 2,232 adult women aged {{>=}}20 years, living in Hanoi City, to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis and related factors. The women had no known illnesses affecting their bone metabolism, the researchers said. According to the study,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-14)
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