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Osteoporosis is a group of disorders characterized by reduced bone mass or density in the absence of defect in bone mineralization. Osteoporosis can arise due to unknown reasons (primary) or due to pathological conditions (secondary).
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Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (2010). Osteoporosis. In: Al-Tubaikh, J.A. (eds) Internal Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03709-2_36
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