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Prevalence of Risk Factors of Osteoporosis among a Group of Middle-aged Premenopausal Women in Sri Lanka

Subasinghe, H. W. A. S.; Lekamwasam, S.; Ball, P.; Morrissey, H.; Waidyaratne, E. I. (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2021-08-26)

Background: Osteoporosis has a multitude of risk factors and many of those begin in the middle age. Early recognition and management of risk factors in the middle age helps prevention of osteoporosis in old age. Objectives: ...
Vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors: A descriptive study among a selected group of premenopausal women in Sri Lanka

Subasinghe, H. W. A. S.; Lekamwasam, S.; Ball, P.; Morrissey, H.; Waidyaratne, E. I. (Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2020-10-02)

Background: Vitamin D (vit-D) plays a significant role in bone health, largely by regulation of calcium homeostasis in the body. Hypovitaminosis D is linked with a multitude of co morbidities. Many nutritional and ...

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