Access to bone mineral density testing in patients at risk for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1749-1754

  Solomon, D H ^a   Polinski, J M ^a   Truppo, C ^b   Egan, C ^b   Jan, S ^b   Patel, M ^b   Weiss, T W ^c   Chen, Y T ^c   Brookhart, M A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Bone mineral density testing; Medications; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; ETIDRONIC ACID; GLUCOCORTICOID; PARATHYROID HORMONE[1-34]; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BONE DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750202392     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0180-4     Document Type: Article

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