Prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women: Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1665-1667

  Cheung, Angela M ^a   Feig, Denice S ^a   Kapral, Moira ^a   Diaz Granados, Natalia ^a   Dodin, Sylvie ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; ESTROGEN; ETIDRONIC ACID; GESTAGEN; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942604221     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1030757     Document Type: Short Survey

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