in these cases , the percentage decrease in bone mass related to the mean values for age group was found to be proportional to the number of years since the climacterium under basal conditions , similar to the picture in corticosteroid osteoporosis , for which a study of 42 patients undergoing chronic cortisone treatment showed a significant correlation between reduction of bone mineral content and the period of treatment .
C0262950
bone
C0029456
osteoporosis