Osteoporosis awareness protocol for patients with fragility fractures

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-150

  Al Dabagh, Hiba ^a   Archer, Juanita ^a   Newton, Marisha ^a   Kwagyan, John ^a   Nunlee Bland, Gail ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 65249175011     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30827-0     Document Type: Article

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