Osteoporosis management: Out of subspecialty practice and into primary care

American Family Physician

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1219-1220

  Gourlay, Margaret ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; RISEDRONIC ACID;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ALENDRONATE; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 5344265365     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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