Changes in bone mass during low dose corticosteroid treatment in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: A double blind, prospective comparison between prednisolone and deflazacort

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-146

  Krogsgaard, Michael R ^a,d   Thamsborg, Gorm ^b   Lund, Birger ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Denmark)

^b Department of Rheumatology and the Osteoporosis Research Centre   (Denmark)

^c Geriatric Rehabilitation Centre   (Denmark)

^d University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFLAZACORT; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA;

EID: 0030063712     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.2.143     Document Type: Article

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