Combination/sequential therapies for anabolic and antiresorptive skeletal agents for osteoporosis

Current Osteoporosis Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-13

  Bilezikian, John P ^a   Rubin, Mishaela R ^b  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ANABOLIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; OSTEOCALCIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; RALOXIFENE; TELOPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BONE DENSITY; BONE REMODELING; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MINERALIZATION; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; DRUG COMBINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646118014     PISSN: 15441873     EISSN: 15442241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11914-006-0009-2     Document Type: Review

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