Osteoporosis

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses a study that was done to determine bone mass density in a group of 58 women. The paper analyzes the methodology and results of the study and then discusses the implications of osteoporosis in the general population. It looks at the consequences of osteoporosis, the human and economic costs and gives recommendations for the community on how to combat the problem.

Table of Contents:
Results
Data Analysis
Methodological Limitations
Results
Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Summary
Conclusions
Limitations of Study
Implications
Recommendations For Further Research

From the Paper:

"Fortunately, there is some guidance available from the American College of Physicians (ACP) for this purpose. The ACP published clinical guidelines for counseling postmenopausal women in 1992 concerning preventive hormone therapy emphasizing that a distinction must be made when initiating therapy for therapeutic reasons with regards to menopause versus prevention. "The decision to begin hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be a consensus between the patient and her physician," they advise, "and a discussion should be held discussing the merits and potential harms of therapy" (p. 348)."

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