Osteoporosis Prevention
Data on osteoporosis prevention published by researchers at School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 3rd, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'The knowledge of osteoporosis risk factors in a Greek female population,' have been published. According to recent research from Athens, Greece, "The social and economic burden of osteoporosis is important since it concerns a continuously aging population, while the disease is silent until the emergence of fractures. Aim of the study was to assess female population knowledge about osteoporosis risk factors and to identify the risk factors of the studied population."
"A sample of 99 (aged: 61.59±9.61 years) women under treatment for osteoporosis or osteopenia answered the questionnaire provided by their pharmacists and were...
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