Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in stable patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sub-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in stable patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sub-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lifestyle-related chronic inflammatory pulmonary disease and a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Osteoporosis and osteopenia are common observations in COPD and degree of the loss of bone mineral density (BMD) has been foun...

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Main Authors: Nishant Nayyar, R G Sood, Malay Sarkar, Ashwani Tomar, Vijay Thakur, Rohit Bhoil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Bone mineral density
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
fracture
global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease criteria
spirometry
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=595;epage=599;aulast=Nayyar

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