Bone mass, bone loss, and osteoporosis prophylaxis

R. P. Heaney

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-128-4-199802150-00014

Bone mass, bone loss, and osteoporosis prophylaxis

R. P. Heaney

Department of Medicine

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In this issue, McClung and colleagues show that alendronate can reduce or even block the bone loss that occurs in otherwise healthy women early in menopause. But bone mass is only one of many factors contributing to fractures in postmenopausal women.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	313-314
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of internal medicine
Volume	128
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-4-199802150-00014
State	Published - Feb 15 1998

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Bone mass, bone loss, and osteoporosis prophylaxis

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