Osteoporosis and bone health

• Main Authors: Kaveh, Kamran, Ibrahim, Rashid, Emadi, Mozhdeh, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Tengku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16012/1/Osteoporosis%20and%20bone%20health.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16012/; http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2010.1048.1054
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder, which is characterized by a decreased in the overall amount of bone mass. This is major public problem with 30% mortality rate within the first year following osteoporotic hip fracture. The altered microarchitectural structure of bone would lead to increase...