Assessment of Operational Factors, Structural Properties and Disease Associations Influencing Bone Mineral Density Variation
(Beoordeling van operationele factoren, structurele eigenschappen en geassocieerde ziekten die variatie in bot mineraal dichtheid beïnvloeden)
2012-03-28
Doctoral Thesis
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Osteoporosis is the major metabolic bone disease seen worldwide and resulting fragility fractures are recognized as a major public health issue. According to the WHO working group estimations in 1994, nearly 30% of European women over 50 years have osteoporosis. In general, osteoporosis is commoner among Caucasians and Asians while women of Afro-Caribbean descent have a less likelihood to develop the disease. It is estimated that, 30 to 50% of women and 15 to 30% of men experience an osteoporosis-related fracture during their lifetime.
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- women
- study
- bone mineral density
- femoral
- density
- fracture
- mineral
- osteoporosis
- association
- femoral neck
- disease
- spine
- sri lanka
- measurement
- change
- patient
- weight
- postmenopausal women
- rotation
- postmenopausal
