Evaluation and management of osteoporosis following hospitalization for low-impact fracture

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Simonelli, Christine ^a   Chen, Ya Ting ^b   Morancey, Julie ^a   Lewis, Anne F ^b   Abbott III, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Low impact fracture; Osteoporosis evaluation; Osteoporosis treatment

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; MULTIVITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE INJURY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 12244260072     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20387.x     Document Type: Article

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