Racial disparity in treatment of osteoporosis after diagnosis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1653-1658

  Hamrick, I ^a   Whetstone, L M ^a   Cummings, D M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Bisphosphonates; DXA; Health disparities; Osteoporosis; Osteoporosis treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; ESTROGEN; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SAMPLE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749174726     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0178-y     Document Type: Article

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