| Autor: |
Wei GS; Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. ginawei@medscape.com, Jackson JL, Hatzigeorgiou C, Tofferi JK |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Primary care [Prim Care] 2003 Dec; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 711-41, vi-vii. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/s0095-4543(03)00090-3 |
| Abstrakt: |
The prevalence of osteoporosis in all US postmenopausal women is 17%, and it is as high as 30% in women older than 65. All postmenopausal women should be encouraged to have adequate daily calcium and vitamin D intake, to exercise regularly, and to avoid tobacco and excessive alcohol use. Although the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening tools remain to be established, a rational approach based on current evidence involves using National Osteoporosis Foundation guidelines, Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation, or Osteoporosis Risk Assessment Instrument clinical decision rules to decide when a postmenopausal woman should undergo further evaluation. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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