Effect of obesity on osteoporosis: A DEXA scan-based report in urban population of Belagavi

Introduction: Obesity and osteoporosis are two major emerging challenges. Body mass index (BMI) is widely used as an index of the degree of obesity. Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by excessive skeletal fragility and susceptibility to low-trauma fracture among the elderly, it is typ...

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Main Authors: Saumya Agarwal, Rajendra B Uppin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
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Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2016;volume=43;issue=2;spage=67;epage=69;aulast=Agarwal