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[The role of prevention in osteoporosis]
1Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych i Alergologii w Zabrzu.
Przeglad Lekarski
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Prevention of osteoporosis plays the major role in care of osteoporotic patients because of limited efficacy of therapy in late stages of the disease. Prevention ought to begin the whole life and its main aims are: achieve maximal peak bone mass, stabilize bone mass in adults and slow bone loss in elderly. The most important are: long-term high diet calcium consumption, physical activity avoiding secondary reasons of osteoporosis and wide use of hormone replacement therapy.