Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis

Tomasz Stetkiewicz; Tomasz Pertyński

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4/2005 vol. 8

Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis

Tomasz Stetkiewicz

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Tomasz Pertyński

Przew Lek 2005; 4: 66-71

Online publish date: 2005/06/06

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Stetkiewicz T, Pertyński T. Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs. 2005:66-71.

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Stetkiewicz, T., & Pertyński, T. (2005). Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs, 66-71.

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Stetkiewicz T, Pertyński T. Diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis. Przewodnik Lekarza/Guide for GPs. 2005:66-71.

Osteoporosis is defined as a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and micoarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, with a subsequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture. In this paper some facts concerned with etiology, diagnostics and treatment of osteoporosis are presented.

Keywords

osteoporosis, menopause, diagnostics, therapy

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