Burden of Osteoporosis in Iran
Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease. In addition to morbidity, osteoporotic fractures also increase mortality risk in affected patients. Enough evidence is not available to indicate that, like western countries, osteoporosis is a public health problem in Iran. Therefore EMRC plann...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/2412.pdf&manuscript_id=2412 |