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Review
. 2015:2015:907689.
doi: 10.1155/2015/907689. Epub 2015 Sep 20.

Male Osteoporosis in the Elderly

Patrizia D'Amelio  1 , Giovanni Carlo Isaia  1
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Review

Male Osteoporosis in the Elderly

Patrizia D'Amelio et al. Int J Endocrinol. 2015.

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Abstract

Osteoporosis is now recognized as an important public health problem in elderly men as fragility fractures are complicated by increased morbidity, mortality, and social costs. This review comprises an overview of recent findings in pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of male osteoporosis, with particular regard to the old population.

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