HYPERTENSION AND OSTEOPOROSIS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Hypertension is a frequent, chronic cardiovascular disease both in industrially developed and developing countries; its frequency ranges between 20 and 40 %. Although the prevalence of hypertension in women is lower than that in men, it reaches 70% to 80% in women above 70 years of age, and is a str...

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Main Authors: Marina Rašić Popović, Ivan Tasić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2009-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2009-html/2-broj/ASSOCIATION%20BETWEEN%20HYPERTENSION%20....pdf