An analysis of osteoporosis-related hip fractures using Hospital Discharge Data

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 169-175

  Rubin, Bernard R ^a   René, Antonio A ^b   Mains, Douglas A ^b   Marshall, Muriel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SALCATONIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MASS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIP FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 0037397403     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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