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1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):36-46
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Involutional bone loss, and the fracture syndromes that are designated "osteoporosis," are multifactorial phenomena. Gonadal hormone deficiency, inade...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):62-65
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Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) for postmenopausal women greatly reduces the risk of osteoporotic fractures, but carries an increased risk of endom...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):75-77
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The best approach to treatment of osteoporosis is prevention of bone loss as discussed elsewhere in this volume. However, some currently approved ther...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):87-90
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A survey of physicians, consumers, journalists, and experts on osteoporosis showed that the level of awareness, particularly among consumers and physi...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):31-33
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There is a positive relationship between bone mass and resistance to breaking. Measurements of the spine made by quantitative computed tomography (QCT...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):54-58
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Evidence from a variety of sources indicates that exercise can increase the mineral content of bone, raising the expectation that exercise programs ma...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):70-75
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Hormonal therapy can effectively enhance the quality of life for postmenopausal women, and prevent climacteric-related conditions such as osteoporosis...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):14-20
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Established risk factors for osteoporosis and associated fractures are increasing age, female sex, white race, removal of the ovaries at an early age,...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):66-70
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Osteoporosis is more readily prevented than treated, and early intervention with effective therapy would be expected to reduce significantly the impac...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):27-30
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Four procedures--single photon absorptiometry, dual photon absorptiometry, dual energy radiography, and quantitative computed tomography--allow nontra...
1989 Sep-Oct | Public Health Rep. 104(Suppl):23-26
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We compared three different methods of measuring bone mass for their diagnostic value and their usefulness in follow-up measurements. The three method...
FHI 360 (Organization). Social Marketing and Communication Department. ...
May 14, 2018
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Contract number: 200-2007-20009/0023Clearance process completed on: October 1, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division o...
FHI 360 (Organization). Social Marketing and Communication Department. ...
Mar 8, 2018
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Obesity and weight issues affect communities across the nation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to strengthen community-lev...
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