Health-Related Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporotic Fractures
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................................................................................................................. 1 LIST OF PAPERS ........................................................................................................ 3 ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 7 BACKGROUND.......................................................................................................... 9 Osteoporosis.......................................................................................................... 9 Definition ......................................................................................................... 9 Osteoporosis as a public health problem .................................................. 10 Osteoporotic fracture.................................................................................... 11 Assessment of fracture risk ......................................................................... 13 Health ................................................................................................................... 14 Health-related quality of life........................................................................... 15 Measurement of health-related quality of life .......................................... 17 Health-related quality of life in women with osteoporotic fractures ... 18 AIMS ........................................................................................................................... 21 METHODS ................................................................................................................. 22 Design .................................................................................................................. 22 Participants.......................................................................................................... 23 Reference groups................................................................................................ 25 Assessments ........................................................................................................ 27 Background data ........................................................................................... 27 Physical examination, function and clinical tests .................................... 27 Bone mineral density.................................................................................... 28
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تاریخ انتشار 2009