Osteoporosis has traditionally been categorized as primary or secondary. Primary osteoporosis occurs together with and as a result of the major physiological condition known as ageing (senescence) and its causes and consequences. Secondary osteoporosis develops as a consequence of the major physio-pathological effects on the bones of the skeleton of numerous disorders and diseases of other organs and tissues in the body.
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Chapter 4 Subgroups of Osteoporosis
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Bartl, R., Frisch, B. (2009). Subgroups of Osteoporosis. In: Osteoporosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79527-8_4
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