|Articles|February 1, 1996

Osteoporosis: Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Volume 2
Issue 3 Suppl

The Role of Bone Mineral Density in the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis

Author(s)Robert Marcus, MD, Charles H. Chestnut, III, MD, Harry K. Genant, MD

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Treatment of Osteoporosis

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