Are women living with HIV prone to osteoporosis in postmenopause? A systematic review

SUMMARY BACKGROUND Some researchers have suggested that HIV infections can increase the cytokines, which might interfere with the bone metabolism and increase the risk of bone mass loss. However, this issue has yet to be consolidated in postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To analyze studies that eva...

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Main Authors: Pérsio Yvon Adri Cezarino, Ricardo dos Santos Simões, Edmund Chadat Baracat, José Maria Soares Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302018000500469&lng=en&tlng=en