Japanese orthopedists' interests in prevention of fractures in the elderly from falls

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 560-566

  Harada, Atsushi ^a   Matsui, Yasumoto ^a   Mizuno, Masashi ^a   Tokuda, Haruhiko ^a   Niino, Naoakira ^a   Ohta, Toshiki ^a  

^a CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fall; Fracture; Hip protector; Medication; Osteoporosis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; IPRIFLAVONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; AGED; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG APPROVAL; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP PROTECTOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONOTHERAPY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIST; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 3142583264     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1582-1     Document Type: Review

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