Osteoporosis management by geriatricians in the UK [1]

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 553-

  Kayan, Karthik ^a   Kanis, John ^a   McCloskey, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; VITAMIN D;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONSULTATION; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LETTER; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0141729416     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afg085     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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3. Gaynor C, Morris R, Masud T. Osteoporosis management in elderly subjects - a UK survey of geriatricians. Age Ageing 2000; 29: 286.
4. Chapuy MC, Arlot ME, Duboeuf F et al. Vitamin D3 and calcium to prevent hip fractures in elderly women. New Eng J Med 1992; 327: 1637-42.