Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a public health issue worldwide. During the last few years, progress has been made concerning the knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanism of the disease. Sophisticated technologies have added important information in bone mineral density measurements and, additionally, geometri...

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Other Authors: Dionyssiotis, Yannis (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: IntechOpen 2012
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