"Osteoporosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010024
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.579 C18.452.104.579
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteoporosis, Senile- Osteoporosis, Senile
- Osteoporoses, Senile
- Senile Osteoporoses
- Osteoporosis, Involutional
- Senile Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, Age-Related- Osteoporosis, Age-Related
- Osteoporosis, Age Related
- Bone Loss, Age-Related
- Age-Related Bone Loss
- Age-Related Bone Losses
- Bone Loss, Age Related
- Bone Losses, Age-Related
- Age-Related Osteoporosis
- Age Related Osteoporosis
- Age-Related Osteoporoses
- Osteoporoses, Age-Related
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Osteoporosis" by people in Profiles.
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Race and ethnic differences in physical activity, osteopenia, and osteoporosis: results from NHANES 2009-2010, 2013-2014, 2017-2018. Arch Osteoporos. 2023 Dec 27; 19(1):7.
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A study of age-related architectural changes that are most damaging to bones. Biophys J. 2004 Dec; 87(6):3642-7.
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Model for bone strength and osteoporotic fractures. Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Feb 11; 88(6):068101.