Heterogeneity in osteoporosis. Men versus women

Orwoll, E.S.; Bliziotes, M.

Rheumatic Diseases Clinics of North America 20(3): 671-689

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0889-857X
PMID: 7984784
Document Number: 423358
Although osteoporotic fractures have long been considered a special problem for postmenopausal women, osteoporosis is also an important clinical issue in men. The causes and clinical spectrum of osteoporosis is similar in men and women, but there are definite gender differences that reflect sexual differences in skeletal development, age-related bone loss, and secondary causes of metabolic bone disease.

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