Bone fractures after menopause

ESHRE Capri Workshop Group.

doi:10.1093/humupd/dmq008

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English

Bone fractures after menopause

ContributorsESHRE Capri Workshop Group.

CollaboratorsRizzoli, René

Published inHuman reproduction update, vol. 16, no. 6, p. 761-773

Publication date2010

Abstract

Every year 30% of individuals above age 65 fall, and falls are the principal cause of bone fractures. To reduce fracture incidence requires both prevention of falls and maintenance of bone strength.

Keywords

Age Factors
Bone Density/drug effects
Bone Resorption/drug therapy/epidemiology/prevention & control
Cost of Illness
Female
Fractures, Bone/epidemiology/etiology/prevention & control
Humans
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/complications/genetics
Postmenopause
Prevalence
Risk Factors

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Nutrition et os (66)

Citation (ISO format)

ESHRE Capri Workshop Group. Bone fractures after menopause. In: Human reproduction update, 2010, vol. 16, n° 6, p. 761–773. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmq008

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PID : unige:45228
DOI : 10.1093/humupd/dmq008
PMID : 20427370

Journal ISSN1355-4786

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Bone fractures after menopause

Every year 30% of individuals above age 65 fall, and falls are the principal cause of bone fractures. To reduce fracture incidence requires both prevention of falls and maintenance of bone strength.

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