Factors associated with pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis in an older home care population

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 872-878

  Vik, Shelly A ^a   Jantzi, Micaela ^b   Poss, Jeff ^b   Hirdes, John ^b,c   Hanley, David A ^a   Hogan, David B ^a   Maxwell, Colleen J ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c HOMEWOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WHEELCHAIR; WIDOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548748816     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.8.872     Document Type: Article

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