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L. Joseph Melon
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Citations - 983
L. Joseph Melon is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Femoral neck & Cancellous bone. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 970 citations.
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Effect of fluoride treatment on the fracture rate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
B. Lawrence Riggs,Stephen F. Hodgson,W. Michael O'Fallon,Edmund Y. S. Chao,Heinz W. Wahner,Joan M. Muhs,Sandra L. Cedel,L. Joseph Melon +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that fluoride therapy increases cancellous but decreases cortical bone mineral density and increases skeletal fragility, and the fluoride-calcium regimen was not effective treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis.