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Osteoporosis Prevalence
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Although osteoporosis is more prevalent in women of Caucasian and Asian descent, it is still disconcerting to see this study in the Southern Medical Journal (http://www.smajournalonline.com/pt/re/smj/abstract.00007611-200707000-00006.htm;jsessionid=Gm6Y9SsYgqyfYBv21vS3KBLhSnrFnPdb1fNWnNW3M8Jplydp0HyR!1683421839!181195628!8091!-1). This research indicates that white women (ages 45 and older) had almost six time the odds of having had a bone density test compared to black women, along with higher...
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