منابع مشابه
Fluoride Therapy for Vertébral Osteoporosis
Vertébral osteoporosis is characterized by a prédominant atrophy of spongy bone inducing non-traumatic vertébral fractures. Because a low bone mass is the major déterminant of fracture risk, the idéal therapy for established vertébral osteoporosis should increase trabecular bone mass substantially, thereby decreasing the risk of new crush fractures. This idéal treatment should also be capable o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5730.304-b