New bone density report format influences patient compliance in filling prescriptions for osteoporosis

Clinical Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-18

  Greenwald, Blair ^a   Bardwell, Avelina ^a   Malinak, James ^a   Rude, Robert ^a   Silverman, Stuart L ^a   White Greenwald, Maria ^a  

^a Non profit Research Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute fracture risk; Bone densiometry; Classification; Diagnostic agreement; Fracture report; Osteoporosis; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SALCATONIN;

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036110445     PISSN: 15270289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/cjwh.2002.31517     Document Type: Article

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