Bone Abstracts

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the calcium daily food intake in Lebanese women living in South Lebanon, an under privileged area.Subjects and methods: Assessment of calcium food intake was performed with a validated questionnaire in 290 female patients attending clinics in two main referral health centers in South Lebanon.Results: The mean age of patients was 54.76 years and the mean BMI was 30.07 kg/sqm (S.D.</sma...

Aims and background: Osteoporosis is a growing public health problem in developing countries. Awareness can lead to reduction in the incidence of the disease and consequently the fragility fractures.Osteoporosis knowledge is an important contributor to improving management and treatment of patients. The aim of this study was to measure osteoporosis knowledge among Lebanese physicians.Subjects and methods: Representative random samp...