Osteoporosis: prevention and diagnostic work-up.
Prevention of osteoporosis has assumed a paramount role in the decrease of osteoporotic fractures and the associated medical costs. A thorough diagnostic work-up of the patient with osteoporosis helps the physician exclude secondary causes of bone loss and acquire useful data for staging the disease, and contributes to planning the correct therapeutic management.
School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA.
Daphne J
DJ
Theodorou
Stavroula J
SJ
Theodorou
David J
DJ
Sartoris
D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies
D015415:Biomarkers