How Common Is Osteoporosis?

How Common Is Osteoporosis?

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  1. National Institutes of Health (2012). Osteoporosis overview. Available online: http://www.niams.nih.gov/health_info/bone/osteoporosis/overview.asp.

  2. Chapman-Novakofski K (2012). Nutrition and bone health. In LK Mahan, S Escott-Stump, eds., Krause's Food and the Nutrition Care Process, 13th ed., pp. 531–546. St. Louis: Saunders.

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Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
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November 6, 2012
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