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A rational approach to the treatment of osteoporosis
Abstract
Osteoporosis is a common, costly and serious disease. The life-time risk of an osteoporotic fracture in Caucasian women approximates
50%. Epidemiologic fracture data in South Africa are limited, but the incidence of osteoporosis appears to be similar in white, Indian and mixed ancestry (Coloured) females.
South African Family Practice Vol. 49 (9) 2007: pp. 26-34
