title: Should low bone mass be treated?
abstract: More postemenopausal women with osteopenia fracture than those who have osteoporosis. Algorithms are being developed to enhance risk stratification to facilitate decisions when to treat in the osteopenic population. Evidence exists that osteoporosis agents can reduce fracture risk in the osteopenic population.
authors.affiliation: Colorado Center for Bone Research, Lakewood, Colorado 80227, USA.
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health