Impact of subsidizing effective anti-osteoporosis drugs on compliance with management guidelines in patients following low-impact fractures

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 490-495

  Liel, Yair ^a,c   Castel, Hana ^a,c   Bonneh, Dan Y ^b,c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Government financing; Guideline adherence; Osteoporosis drug therapy; Osteoporotic fractures; Physician's practice

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; RALOXIFENE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRACTURE; GENDER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0043208703     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1393-4     Document Type: Article

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