Effect of the Fluoride/Calcium Regimen on Vertebral Fracture Occurrence in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Comparison with Conventional Therapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 306, Issue 8, 1982, Pages 446-450

  Riggs, B Lawrence ^a   Seeman, Ego ^a   Hodgson, Stephen F ^a   Taves, Donald R ^a   O'fallon, W Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COLECALCIFEROL; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ERGOCALCIFEROL; ESTROGEN; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

AGE; BONE; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; THERAPY;

EID: 0020054397     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198202253060802     Document Type: Article

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