Potential cost-effective use of spine radiographs to detect vertebral deformity and select osteopenic post-menopausal women for amino-bisphosphonate therapy

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1883-1893

  Schousboe, John T ^a,b   Ensrud, Kristine E ^b,c   Nyman, John A ^b   Kane, Robert L ^b,d   Melton III, L Joseph ^e  

^a PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino bisphosphonate therapy; Cost effectiveness; Fracture; Spine radiography

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPENIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE;

EID: 29044436585     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1956-7     Document Type: Article

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