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The progressive loss of bone mass with age is a universal phenomenon, occurring in both sexes and all races from about 40 years on. It begins earlier and is ultimately more marked in women than in men; it shows a linear correlation with age and produces frank osteoporosis with skeletal failure in 30% of caucasians over 70 years of age (Exton-Smith et al, 1969a; Garn et al, 1967; Newton-John and Morgan, 1968; Nordin, 1966).
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Solomon, L. (1986). Hip Fracture and Cortical Bone Density in Aging African and Caucasian Populations. In: Uhthoff, H.K. (eds) Current Concepts of Bone Fragility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70709-4_33
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