Overcoming barriers to osteoporosis care in vulnerable elderly patients with hip fractures

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 454-459

  Switzer, Julie A ^a,b   Jaglal, Susan ^c   Bogoch, Earl R ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hip fracture; Orthopaedic; Osteoporosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; RISEDRONIC ACID; VITAMIN D;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYPHARMACY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67651024737     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31815e92d2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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