Alendronate-induced synovitis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 537-538

  Gwynne Jones, David P ^a   Savage, Ruth L ^b   Highton, John ^b  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Alendronate; Arthritis; Synovitis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCIUM; ETIDRONIC ACID; PREDNISONE; RALOXIFENE; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LEG EDEMA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYNOVITIS;

AGED; ALENDRONATE; ARTHRITIS; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; REGISTRIES; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 40649086218     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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