Osteoporosis practice patterns in 2006 among primary care physicians participating in the NORA study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1473-1480

  Weiss, T W ^a   Siris, E S ^b   Barrett Connor, E ^c   Miller, P D ^d   McHorney, C A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteoporosis; Physician's practice patterns; Postmenopausal; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE TURNOVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE REMODELING; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 34948865173     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0408-y     Document Type: Article

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