Identification and treatment of osteoporosis among elderly patients with hip fractures

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1201-1204

  Satomi, Erika ^a   Sitta, Maria do Carmo ^a   Machado, Adriana Nunes ^a   Leme, Luiz Euĝnio Garcez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Elderly person; Hip fracture; Osteoporosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649149436     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009001200010     Document Type: Article

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