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The diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis is still a relatively young science. Although Albright first described osteoporosis in 1947,1 it is only since the late 1980s and early 1990s that we have had the instruments available for the diagnosis and then treatment of this disease. As for any medical area in its infancy, we can, therefore, expect a significant number of changes in the coming years, as a result of more comprehensive understanding of bone physiology and elucidation of the genetic factors leading to increased risk factors.
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Miller, C.G. (2007). Future Therapies and Clinical Trials. In: Pearson, D., Miller, C.G. (eds) Clinical Trials in Osteoporosis. Clinical Trials. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-587-5_14
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