The effect of alendronate on bone mass after distal forearm fracture

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 586-593

  Van Der Poest Clement, E ^a   Patka, P ^a   Vandormael, K ^b   Haarman, H ^a   Lips, P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Colles' fracture; Osteoporosis; Postfracture bone loss; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLES FRACTURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOREARM FRACTURE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034050459     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.3.586     Document Type: Article

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