Mexican patients with HIV have a high prevalence of vertebral fractures

Mexican patients with HIV have a high prevalence of vertebral fractures

Low bone mineral density (BMD) and fragility fractures are common in individuals infected with HIV, who are undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART). In high-income countries, dual energy X-ray absorptiometrry is typically used to evaluate osteopenia or osteoporosis in HIV infected individuals. Howev...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Mata-Marín, Carla I. Arroyo-Anduiza, María de los Ángeles Berrospe-Silva, Alberto Chaparro-Sánchez, Ana Gil-Avila, Jesús Gaytán-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
Mexican, HIV, prevalence, vertebral fractures
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/7409

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