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Health Conditions
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Osteoporosis
Introduction
You just celebrated your fortieth birthday. It was a grand occasion, but a few days after you devoured your second piece of birthday cake, you went in for your yearly physical. At the doctor's office, you got some confusing news. You've been 5' 7" tall since high school, but now your doctor says you're 5' 6". Were you standing straight? Is the doctor's height instrument wrong? Or. . . do you have osteoporosis?
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Last Updated: October 2007
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Introduction
