Sodium fluoride treatment is a major protector against vertebral and nonvertebral fractures when compared with other common treatments of osteoporosis: A longitudinal, observational study

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 250-254

  Farrerons, J ^a   Rodriguez De La Serna A ^b   Guanabens N ^c   Armadans, L ^d   Lopez Navidad A ^a   Yoldi, B ^a   Renau, A ^a   Vaque J ^d  

^a Int Med Dept Hosp La Santa C   (Spain)

^b Rheumatology Unit   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fractures; NaF treatment; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; FLUORIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM FLUORIDE; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0342981068     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002239900224     Document Type: Article

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