Adult Preventive Health Screening Guidelines

Osteoporosis weakens the bones, which can lead to fractures, pain, impaired mobility, and possible mortality (Perry & Downey, 2012). Approximately 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have osteoporosis and roughly 34 million have osteopenia, or low bone mass, which increases the risk for developing osteoporosis (AACE, 2010; Perry & Downey ... ................
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