Screening and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis patients in an urban multispecialty practice

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 61-64

  Ledwich, Lindsay J ^a,b   Clarke, Kofi ^a  

^a WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Rheumatic Disease Associates of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucorticoid induced osteoporosis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Urban multispecialty practice

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; GLUCOCORTICOID; VITAMIN D; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; GROUP PRACTICE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GROUP PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67449085324     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31819b65bd     Document Type: Article

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