Current use of thiazide diuretics and prevention of femur fractures

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-119

  Herings, Ron M C ^a   Stricker, Bruno H C ^b   De Boer, Anthonius ^a   Bakker, Albert ^a   Sturmans, Ferd ^c   Stergachis, Andy ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Femur fractures; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pharmacotherapy; Thiazide diuretics

Indexed keywords

THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029877048     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(95)00552-8     Document Type: Article

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