The role of the primary care physician in diagnosis and management of osteoporosis

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 116-122

  Wehren, Lois E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Epidemiology; Fracture risk; Screening; T score; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

AGING; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS;

EID: 0035987187     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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