Secondary prevention of hip fractures among the hospitalized elderly: Are we doing enough?

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 68-71

  Kamel, Hosam K ^a,b  

^a St Joseph's Mercy Health Center Hot Springs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Elderly; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; BONE MINERAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17744385310     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000158545.26370.5c     Document Type: Review

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