Refracture following fracture liaison service assessment illustrates the requirement for integrated falls and fracture services

Calcified Tissue International

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Langridge, Claire R ^a   McQuillian, Carol ^a   Watson, Walter S ^a   Walker, Barbara ^a   Mitchell, Lara ^a   Gallacher, Stephen J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Falls; Fracture; Fracture Liaison Service; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; RISEDRONIC ACID; STRONTIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; VITAMIN D;

EID: 34547764911     PISSN: 0171967X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00223-007-9042-0     Document Type: Article

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