Osteoporosis in men: update 2011.
During the past year several review articles have been published on the topic of osteoporosis in men. These reviews have highlighted recommendations for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) in older men as a means of screening for osteoporosis, use of the World Health Organization's Fracture Risk Assessment Tool for predicting the risk of hip and major osteoporotic fractures, frequency of secondary causes of osteoporosis, useful laboratory tests to evaluate these conditions, newer treatments for men with osteoporosis that increase BMD and may reduce the risk of fractures, and new data on the prevalence of low BMD and osteoporosis in men.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, 660 West Redwood Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. dorwig@epi.umaryland.edu
Denise L
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Orwig
Nancy
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Chiles
Mark
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Jones
Marc C
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Hochberg
D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health / Q000639:trends*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents