Correct response: All of the above. Smoking, alcohol(Drug information on alcohol) use, parental history of hip fracture, and low body mass are all risk factors for osteoporosis, in addition to age.
Go for the Glory Quiz: Osteoporosis
By Nancy Lane MD |
January 24, 2013
Dr. Lane is Endowed Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology and Director of the Musculoskeletal Diseases of Aging Research Group and the Academic Geriatric Resource Program at the UC Davis Health System in Sacramento.
Correct response: All of the above. Smoking, alcohol(Drug information on alcohol) use, parental history of hip fracture, and low body mass are all risk factors for osteoporosis, in addition to age.
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