Incidental vertebral fractures on chest radiographs: Recognition, documentation, and treatment

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 352-356

  Morris, Charles A ^a   Carrino, John A ^a   Lang, Philipp ^a   Solomon, Daniel H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Health service research; Hospital medicine; Osteoporosis; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; GLUCOCORTICOID; HORMONE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646227188     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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