Benefit of adherence with bisphosphonates depends on age and fracture type: Results from an analysis of 101,038 new bisphosphonate users

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1435-1441

  Curtis, Jeffrey R ^a,b,d   Westfall, Andrew O ^a   Cheng, Hong ^a   Lyles, Kenneth ^c   Saag, Kenneth G ^a,b   Delzell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Bisphosphonate; Compliance; Fracture; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; IBANDRONIC ACID; RISEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

AGED; AGING; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPHOSPHONATES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50249133642     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.080418     Document Type: Article

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